On-board camera provides a unique perspective on Arianespace’s successful Flight VS07

Arianespace’s successful Soyuz Flight VS07 -- which deployed Sentinel-1A to Sun-synchronous orbit -- gave the world a front-row seat in space. Cameras mounted on the Soyuz’ Fregat upper stage captured the spectacular footage yesterday as Sentinel-1A was separated at approximately 700 km. above the Earth to commence its life in orbit. In the Arianespace/European Space Agency/Roscosmos-copyrighted video, the 2.3 tonne spacecraft is released and moves away from Fregat against the background of the Earth to c