Snapshots: Soyuz takes off April 25, 2016 Justin Ray A Russian-made Soyuz rocket was launched from Europe’s space base in French Guiana on Monday at 2102 GMT (6:02 p.m. local; 5:02 p.m. EDT) with the Sentinel 1B environmental satellite. Image credit: Arianespace AAUSAT-4ArianespaceCNESCopernicusCubeSatse-st@r-IIEarth ObservationEuropean CommissionEuropean Space AgencyFly Your Satellite!FregatGuiana Space CenterMicroscopeOUFTI-1Sentinel 1BSoyuzSoyuz 2-1aSoyuz ST-AThales Alenia SpaceVS14