Transfer of the 'Upper Composite'
Transfer of the 'Upper Composite'
On October 14 2011 Soyuz VS01, the first Soyuz flight from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, was transferred to the launch zone, from where it carried the first two Galileo IOV satellites into orbit. Shown in the image is the ‘Upper Composite,' comprising the Fregat upper stage, payload, and fairing.
