Launcher integration has moved into the final phase for next week’s Soyuz 2 mission, which will orbit six Globalstar satellites from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The October 19 mission will be performed on behalf of Arianespace by its Starsem affiliate, and is the first of four flights to orbit 24 of Globalstar’s second-generation spacecraft – ensuring continuity for the company’s mobile satellite voice and data services that are provided to businesses, governments and consumers.