An Arianespace Soyuz rocket orbited a French defense satellite on Dec. 29 in Arianespace’s final launch of 2020. The Soyuz rocket carrying the CSO-2 satellite took off from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana at 1:42 p.m. local time. The satellite was deployed to Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) 59 minutes after liftoff. Total payload mass was 3,723 kg. Read More at Satellite Today
