Soyuz ST-A launches CSO-2

Arianespace VS25 mission: a Soyuz ST-A launch vehicle launched the CSO-2 Earth observation satellite from the Soyuz Launch Complex (ELS) in Sinnamary, French Guiana, on 29 December 2020, at 16:42:07 UTC (13:42:07 local time). CSO-2 is the second satellite of the Optical Space Component (CSO – Composante Spatiale Optique) program, a constellation of three satellites dedicated to Earth observation for defense and security. Credit: Arianespace Arianespace VS25 mission Soyuz ST-A launches CSO-2