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 by Staff Writers Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 13, 2020
The launch of the Russian Soyuz carrier rocket with the Falcon Eye-2 satellite from the Kourou Space Centre is planned for October, the German Aerospace Centre has confirmed. The launch was initially scheduled for 6 March but was postponed due to a malfunction on the Fregat-M upper stage. Later, the Kourou Space Centre in French Guiana was temporarily closed amid the coronavirus pandemic, and the launch was put off again. A space source said in June that the launch of the Soyuz ST-A rocket with the Fregat-M booster and the Arabic Falcon Eye-2 optical-electronic surveillance satellite was planned for 17 October. According to current information on the German Aerospace Centre website, the Falcon Eye-2 mission is planned for 16 October. Falcon Eye-2 is the second reconnaissance satellite built by Thales Alenia Space for the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces. Source: RIA Novosti
Launch postponement for Flight VV16 due to weather conditions at the Spaceport Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Jun 19, 2020 Unfavorable high-altitude wind conditions over the Guiana Space Center has led to a decision that the final preparation phase for Arianespace's Flight VV16 with Vega could not be initiated as planned today. Therefore, tomorrow's scheduled liftoff from French Guiana has been postponed. Depending on suitable weather conditions, the soonest possible launch date for this Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS) Proof of Concept flight - to be performed at the service of 21 customers - is Saturday ... read more
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