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Soyuz-2.1/Fregat with six Globalstar-2 satellites launched successfully at third attempt (VIDEO)

Baikonur, Kazakhstan - From Baikonur cosmodrome

Today at 6:27 Moscow time (2:27 GMT) the launch of the Soyuz-2.1A rocket with the six American Globalstar-2 satellites from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The lift-off of the spacecraft produced by Thales Alenia Space, weighting 700 kg and with a main trapezoidal body, reached the target at the third attempt: the launch was originally scheduled for July 11st but later it was postponed until...

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