Arianespace's fourth Soyuz mission a success: Pléiades 1B in orbit Kourou, December 1, 2012 On Saturday, December 1, 2012 at 11:02 pm local time, Arianespace successfully launched its fourth Soyuz rocket from the Guiana Space Center (CSG) in French Guiana, orbiting the Pléiades 1B observation satellite for French space agency, CNES. Fourth successful Soyuz launch from CSG The Soyuz at CSG program carries on the long-standing collaboration in space between Europe and Russia, and gives Europe a medium-capacity launch vehicle that perfectly complements the Ariane 5 heavy launcher and the Vega light...
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