Arianespace and Roscosmos Launches VS25 Soyuz CSO 2 Mission | 4K

Arianespace successfully launched CSO-2 Earth observation satellite, intended for defense and security applications, into Sun-synchronous orbit.

CSO-2 is launched for the French CNES (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales) space agency and the DGA (Direction générale de l’armement) defense procurement agency on behalf of the French Ministry of Defense

It also will be the 25th mission carried out by Soyuz from French Guiana since it began operating at the Guiana Space Center (CSG) in October 2011.

With this latest launch at the service of France’s defense requirements, as well as for the needs of several partner countries, Arianespace once again guarantees French and European autonomous access to space – a strategic priority.

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