Arianespace/Starsem Flight ST12 successfully placed Israel’s AMOS 2 telecommunications satellite into geostationary transfer orbit on Sunday, Dec. 28 using a Soyuz/Fregat vehicle launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The satellite originally was scheduled for an Ariane 5 launch, but subsequently was switched to Soyuz/Fregat in a decision with the client and as a result of the flexible Arianespace/Starsem launcher family policy.
See our Mission Update and press release on the Arianespace Web site http://www.arianespace.com for more details on this joint Arianespace/Starsem success.