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 by Staff Writers Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 20, 2020
Launches of Russian Soyuz carrier rockets from the Kourou Space Center, put off amid the coronavirus pandemic, are being delayed again, a space industry source told Sputnik. Last month, a spokesperson of Russian space agency Roscosmos told Sputnik that the next launch of a Russian Soyuz rocket from Kourou was expected to take place at the start of November. "The launch has been delayed at least until the end of November," a space source told Sputnik on Sunday, explaining that some problems with the Fregat-M upper stage are behind the delay. The launch of the Russian Soyuz rocket with the Arabic Falcon Eye-2 optical-electronic surveillance satellite from the Kourou Space Center was initially scheduled for March 6 but was postponed due to a malfunction on the Fregat-M upper stage. Later, the Kourou Space Center in French Guiana was temporarily closed amid the coronavirus pandemic and the launch was put off again. Falcon Eye-2 is the second reconnaissance satellite built by Thales Alenia Space for the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces. Source: RIA Novosti
Final hot firing proves P120C booster for Ariane 6 Paris (ESA) Oct 11, 2020 The qualification model of the P120C motor configured for Ariane 6, has been static fired on the test stand at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana in a final test to prove its readiness for flight. Advanced features make this new motor a pivotal achievement of European industry. It is an example of innovative thinking and optimisation that allows Europe to equip two very different launch vehicles with the same solid rocket motor. Depending on the configuration, two or four P120C boosters wil ... read more
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