The Russian Soyuz – ST – A missile launches Pleiades from France airport
On December 2, 2012, RIA Novosti led a source from Roskosmos, saying that Russia's Soyuz – ST – A boosters carrying a Pleiades 1B dual-use satellite were successfully launched fromRussian rocket launcher Soyuz carries 6 satellites
A Russian Soyuz rocket on December 16 left the launch pad at the European space base in French Guiana, carrying six low orbit satellites for the military and defense industries,