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Baikonur, launch campaign of six Globalstar-2 satellites goes on

Baikonur, Kazakhstan - Leaving in July on Soyuz-2-1A/Fregat

It's going on the pre-launch preparation of six Globalstar-2 satellites, that should occur in July from Baikonur cosmodrome. The Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos today unveils that "Foreign experts supported by Roscosmos companies carry out stand-alone tests of the satellites and mate them with the dispenser". They're second generation Globastar satellites, produced by Thales Alenia Space...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1130838
Rome, Italy, 06/14/2011 16:01
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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