The Soyuz launcher a Kourou - 2011 - First Soyuz liftoff in French Guiana -...

The Soyuz launcher a Kourou - 2011 - First Soyuz liftoff in French Guiana - The Soyuz rocket on its fire pitch at the Guyanese Space Center (CSG) in Kourou, October 16, 2011. VS01 is the first flight of the Russian Soyuz rocket from Kourou in Guyana. The launch took place on October 21, 2011. Soyuz VS01, the first Soyuz flight from Europe's Spaceport in English Guiana, was transferred to the launch zone on 14 October 2011. The vehicle was rolled out horizontally on its erector from the preparation building to the launch zone and then raised into the vertical position. The 'Upper Composite', comprising the Fregat upper stage, payload and fairing, was also transferred and added onto the vehicle from above, completing the very first Soyuz on its launch pad at Europe's Spaceport. Soyuz VS01 has lifted off on 21 October 2011. The rocket carried the first two satellites of Europe's Galileo navigation system into orbit