First Soyuz from Europe's Spaceport

Since 2011, medium-lift Soyuz vehicles has been launched from its new facilities at Europe’s Spaceport. These have been developed by ESA together with Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, and Arianespace, the commercial operator. Soyuz complemented Ariane and Vega perfectly, providing Europe with a full-range of launch services from Europe’s Spaceport, covering payloads from large to small and medium-sized satellites.