Soyuz, Galileo Achieve Double First
PARIS — Europe’s first two Galileo navigation satellites reached orbit Oct. 21, separating from their Soyuz rocket upper stage less than four hours after blasting off from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou. The mission also marks the first launch of a Soyuz rocket outside Baikonur in Kazakhstan or...
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