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Update: Galileo Launch Rescheduled for Friday

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UPDATE: The next launch attempt for Soyuz VS09 with Europe’s fifth and sixth Galileo satellites is Friday, August 22, at 12:27 GMT, 14:27 CEST. Arianespace had decided to postpone the launch of Soyuz flight VS09 carrying Europe’s fifth and sixth Galileo satellites, because of unfavorable weather conditions over the Guiana Space Centre.

Follow the launch live. Streaming starts at 12:07 UTC/14:07 CEST.

The launch was originally scheduled for August21. Read more about the planned launch here.

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