[Satellite Today 05-25-09] Arianespace successfully launched a Soyuz rocket carrying a Russian governmental satellite, the company announced May 22.
Arianespace said that the satellite was accurately placed on the target orbit.
The successful launch from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia took place at 1:53 local Moscow time on May 21 and was the fifth Soyuz family mission in 2009 for Arianespace.
Arianespace Launches Russian Satellite on Soyuz
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