Soyuz lifts off from French Guiana with two Galileo FOC spacecraft

Arianespaces Soyuz launcher has begun its latest mission from the Spaceport, carrying two Full Operational Capability (FOC) satellites for Europes Galileo navigation system. Soyuz is to deploy its passengers on a flight lasting nearly 3 hrs. , 48 min. Payload lift performance for tonights mission which is designated Flight VS12 in Arianespaces launcher family numbering system is approximately 1, 600 kg. This total includes the two satellites and their dispenser system. Galileos FOC p