9 Oct 2012 15:40

Russian rocket to carry Galileo satellites to orbit on Oct 12

MOSCOW. Oct 9 (Interfax-AVN) - A Soyuz-ST-B rocket will blast off the Kourou Space Center in French Guiana on October 12, the Federal Space Agency reported.

"The launch of a Soyuz-ST-B rocket with a Fregat-MT booster and two Galileo IOV satellites aboard has been scheduled for October 12," it said.