The initial Galileo Full Operational Capability satellites arrive in French Guiana for Arianespace’s August Soyuz liftoff

Payload preparation activity for Arianespace’s Soyuz Flight VS09 is underway in French Guiana with today’s arrival of the first two Galileo Full Operational Capability satellites, which are planned for a dual-passenger liftoff on the company’s workhorse medium-lift vehicle in the second half of August.