Galileo launch site
Galileo launch site
The lower three stages of the Soyuz launcher were rolled out to the launch complex (Ensemble de Lancement Soyouz; ELS) from the launcher assembly and test building (монтажно-испытательный корпус; montazhno-ispytatelniy korpus; MIK) at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on 8 October 2012. After the launcher was erected, the ‘upper composite’, consisting of the launcher’s fourth stage (Fregat-MT) and the two satellites was connected to the lower stages.
