The launch will be not earlier than October.
12nd october is the target launch date.
Quote from: Nicolas PILLET on 06/18/2012 08:29 pm12nd october is the target launch date.Columbus Day? It's usually a holiday on this side of the Atlantic. French Guiana doesn't observe it?
Quote from: baldusi on 06/18/2012 08:48 pmQuote from: Nicolas PILLET on 06/18/2012 08:29 pm12nd october is the target launch date.Columbus Day? It's usually a holiday on this side of the Atlantic. French Guiana doesn't observe it?No. French Guyana is in France, so it observes French holidays.
These third and fourth Galileo ‘In-Orbit Validation’ (IOV) satellites are due to be launched aboard a Soyuz ST-B vehicle in October.
Next Galileo satellite reaches French Guiana launch site 7 August 2012http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMBUOVXF5H_index_0.htmlQuoteThese third and fourth Galileo ‘In-Orbit Validation’ (IOV) satellites are due to be launched aboard a Soyuz ST-B vehicle in October.
Quote from: bolun on 08/08/2012 09:00 amNext Galileo satellite reaches French Guiana launch site 7 August 2012http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMBUOVXF5H_index_0.htmlQuoteThese third and fourth Galileo ‘In-Orbit Validation’ (IOV) satellites are due to be launched aboard a Soyuz ST-B vehicle in October.Nice; a rare shot of the intergrated overhead crane in the AN124 cargo bay.
for the serial number peopleSoyuz #9Fregat-MT #1031Spasiba Pavel ;-)
Quote from: Jester on 08/22/2012 02:49 pmfor the serial number peopleSoyuz #9Fregat-MT #1031Spasiba Pavel ;-)The information I have is Soyuz-STB (002) / Fregat-MT (1031).
I've just learned that Guyanese launchers have another serial number.The launcher for the first flight (GALILEO) was SZ08. The launcher for the second flight (Pléiades) will be SZ02.