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Timeline for Soyuz launch 13th and 14th Galileo satellites
The 13th and 14th operational members of Europe's Galileo navigation satellite network are set for liftoff Tuesday aboard a Soyuz rocket from French Guiana. Track the progress of the flight with this timeline of key events.
Next pair of Galileo navigation satellites encapsulated for launch
Europe's nearly $8 billion Galileo navigation system, an analog to the U.S. GPS satellite network, is hitting a stride in production and launches, with another two spacecraft encapsulated Wednesday inside the fairing of a Soyuz rocket for liftoff next week.
VideoPhotos: Russia’s iconic Soyuz booster fires away from jungle launch pad
Five satellites rode a Soyuz booster into orbit Monday from French Guiana, and these spectacular photos from Europe's tropical spaceport show the legendary rocket's fiery departure from the edge of the lush Amazon jungle.
Soyuz blasts off with environmental satellite, general relativity probe
A Russian Soyuz rocket fired off a launch pad in French Guiana Monday evening with satellite missions to monitor Earth's environment, test Einstein's theory of general relativity, and inspire the next generation of space engineers.
Snapshots: Soyuz takes off
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.
Balky navigation unit prompts rare Soyuz launch scrub
Russian rocket technicians planned to swap out a failed inertial measurement unit inside a Soyuz rocket overnight Sunday after a failure in the navigation system forced officials to abort the booster's planned launch of five satellites from French Guiana.
Live coverage: Soyuz soars into space on its fourth launch attempt
After replacing a faulty inertial measurement system blamed for a scrubbed launch attempt Sunday, a Soyuz rocket headed to space from French Guiana today with five satellites, including the next spacecraft for Europe's multibillion-dollar Earth observing network and a French experiment to probe the validity of Einstein's theory of general relativity.
Five European satellites ready for Soyuz flight to custom orbits
The term "direct flight" will go to new heights Friday with a four-hour flight by a Soyuz rocket and its Fregat upper stage to deliver five satellites to three distinct orbital destinations hundreds of miles above Earth.
Cluster of satellites meets Soyuz launcher in French Guiana
Five European satellites packaged inside an aerodynamic fairing have joined a Soyuz rocket its launch pad in the French Guiana jungle for a roaring ride into orbit Friday.
Communications satellite launched to cover Rio Olympics
If you plan to watch athletes compete on the track or in the water during this year's Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, there's a good chance the television signals will be relayed from Brazil using a new Eutelsat communications satellite launched Wednesday aboard an Ariane 5 rocket.