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"The Union of EGC": the first starting day. / October 17, 2011 /

October 14 at the Guiana Space Center hosted the export launch vehicle (LV) «Soyuz-ST» to the launch complex (LC), a decision which was taken the night before a joint Russian-European Commission.

Verticalization of «Soyuz-ST» in the mobile service tower (MBT) professionals must complete the evening. This was followed by docking of communications «package» assembly schemes incubation, docking and fuel Communications other operations provided by the schedule of training.

Then expected to begin shipping in the ascent of the SC and the rise of SHM to the site of IBO level 8.

Currently in the works for SC «Union», French Guiana, involving about 350 experts of the enterprises Space Agency.

The launch vehicle (LV) «Soyuz-ST» is scheduled for October 20 this year

Press Service of the Russian Space Agency

Source: www.roscosmos.ru

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