The Globalstar mission from Baikonur Cosmodrome with Soyuz is reset for July 13

July 12, 2011

The reconfiguration of Soyuz’ Baikonur Cosmodrome launch infrastructure to its full launch-ready status has resulted in a rescheduling of the Arianespace-Starsem ST23 mission to Wednesday morning, local time in Kazakhstan.

Liftoff of the flight is set for Wednesday, July 13 at 8:27 a.m., local time at Baikonur Cosmodrome (2:27 a.m. UTC).

Follow Starsem’s ST23 mission activity with the update stories:

  • Soyuz delivers six satellites for Globalstar’s constellation on an Arianespace-Starsem mission from Baikonur Cosmodrome(July 13, 2011)
  • Soyuz launch with Globalstar second-generation satellites is postponed (July 11, 2011)
  • Final Soyuz launcher integration is underway for the next Globalstar mission from Kazakhstan (July 7, 2011)
  • Globalstar’s six-satellite “cluster” is integrated for the upcoming Soyuz launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome (July 1, 2011)
  • Soyuz liftoff with six Globalstar satellites is set for July 11 from Baikonur Cosmodrome (June 27, 2011)
  • Launch delay for Soyuz Flight ST23 (April 11, 2011)
  • Processing is underway for Globalstar's second-generation satellites to be launched by Soyuz in May (April 1, 2011)
  • The second Soyuz launch campaign with Globalstar second-generation satellites has begun at Baikonur Cosmodrome (March 22, 2011)