Europe’s Latest Galileo Satellites Injected Into Wrong Orbit After Launch, SpaceRef Business “An investigation is underway after yesterday’s launch by Arianespace of a Soyuz rocket which left its twin payload of Europe’s fifth and six Galileo GPS satellites in a lower wrong orbit. According to a statement released by Arianespace “complementary observations gathered after separation of the Galileo FOC M1 satellites on Soyuz Flight VS09 have highlighted a discrepancy between […]
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Soyuz flight VS01 Lifts Off From French Guiana (with video) “Soyuz lifts off for the first time from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, carrying the first two Galileo In-Orbit Validation satellites. Following the liftoff join ESA live webstreaming for the separation phase, expected at around 16:20 CEST. Streaming recommences at 15:40 CEST.”