Following the work performed on the Soyuz launch facility and the associated additional checks, Arianespace has decided to restart the countdown operations for the launch of VS01, Soyuz ST-B – Galileo IOV-1.

Liftoff of the Soyuz ST-B launcher is now set for Friday, 21 October, at exactly 12:30:26 pm CEST (10:30:26 GMT).