On Friday, December 16, 2011 at 11:03 pm local time, Arianespace successfully launched the second Soyuz rocket from the Guiana Space Center (CSG) in French Guiana, orbiting the Pleiades 1A, ELISA and SSOT satellites for French space agency CNES, Astrium and the French and Chilean defense ministries.

Arianespace Flight - VS02 / SOYUZ STA – Pléiades 1A – ELISA - SSOT

Arianespace was founded in 1980 as the world’s first satellite launch company. Today, it has 21 shareholders from 10 European countries (including CNES with 34%, Astrium with 30% and all European companies participating in the Ariane 5 programme). Since its creation, Arianespace has signed contracts with 78 customers and launched with Ariane launchers 298 payloads, accounting for more than half of the commercial satellites now in service worldwide.

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Arianespace Flight - VS02 / SOYUZ STA – Pléiades 1A – ELISA - SSOT

Arianespace Flight - VS02 / SOYUZ STA – Pléiades 1A – ELISA - SSOT