Published on the web: 01/04/2011 InfoeEspacial.com the
Paris .- The European Space Agency (ESA) announced it has completed the construction of the ramp Russian rocket launch Soyuz the European Space Centre in Kourou in French Guiana, whose first flight is scheduled within the next months of July and September.
After four years of joint work between Russian and European scientists, the base of Kourou last tests to begin sending the Soyuz space craft . EFE reported, this ramp may be placed in the cargo space of up to 3 tons, compared with 1.7 tons of rockets launched from the Baikonur base in Kazakhstan.
Installing launch of Soyuz enabled in the European space base can not send, for now, flights manned, but is able to adapt to such missions. Construction of the new launch site began in February 2007 after two years of work and previous facilities. "The launch tower is nearly identical to the others of Soyuz in Kazakhstan and Russia, but adapted to European safety regulations," ESA said in a statement.
this month of April, ESA technicians will begin to carry out the necessary tests to verify that the Soyuz rocket and new facilities work well together and begin to train experts in conditions Released real. After the simulated exercises, the shuttle will begin to send ships Kourou Soyuz space from the third quarter.
(*) This news is of great importance in the region, since this platform will be held on satellite launch SSOT Chile, which last February played a retrace anions. The first launch from Kourou in a Soyuz-ST will be held in July, and will be after that and the second launch scheduled for September, to be launched into space SSOT Chilean satellite.
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