Arianespace, satellite launch company, Courcouronnes, France

Arianespace's successful Soyuz Flight VS07 -- which deployed Sentinel-1A to Sun-synchronous orbit -- gave the world a front-row seat in space.

Cameras mounted on the Soyuz' Fregat upper stage captured the spectacular footage yesterday as Sentinel-1A was separated at approximately 700 km. above the Earth to commence its life in orbit.

In the Arianespace/European Space Agency/Roscosmos-copyrighted video, the 2.3 tonne spacecraft is released and moves away from Fregat against the background of the Earth to complete Arianespace's 23-minute mission. The Sentinel-1A Earth observation satellite is the first spacecraft to be deployed for Copernicus -- a program of the European Union in partnership with the European Space Agency.

With Flight VS07, Soyuz -- Arianespace's Russian-built medium-lift workhorse launcher -- has successfully performed seven missions from the Spaceport in French Guyana.

A more extensive video of the mission will soon be available.

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The European Space Agency's fifth and last Automated Transfer Vehicle, the ATV Georges Lema?tre, was successfully launched from the Guiana Space Center.

Arianespace has successfully launched the ATV-5 Georges Lema?tre cargo vessel, which will play a vital role in ferrying supplies to the International Space Station (ISS). The launch took place on July 29 at 08: 47: 38 pm (local time) from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana. This marked the 60th successful mission in a row for Ariane 5 since 2003, which is a record for launchers on the commercial market, clearly reflecting the excellence of the European space transport industry in support of international space programs.

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Soyuz lifts off from French Guiana with two Galileo FOC spacecraft

Arianespace’s Soyuz launcher has begun its latest mission from the Spaceport, carrying two Full Operational Capability (FOC) satellites for Europe’s Galileo navigation system.

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