Jan Wörner at Europe’s Spaceport

Jan Wörner, ESA Director General, visits the Soyuz Launch Zone, on 10 September 2015.

The next two satellites in Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation system will be launched together on 11 September, taking its orbital constellation a step closer to initial services.

Galileo satellites 9-10 are scheduled to lift off at 02:08 GMT on 11 September 2015 (04:08 CEST; 23:08 local time, 10 September 2015) from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on top of a Soyuz rocket. They are expected to become operational, after initial in-orbit testing, later in the autumn.