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Soyuz’ gantry at the Spaceport allows payloads to be installed on the launcher in the vertical position
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Soyuz is raised into position on the launch pad by its transporter/erector
rail car at the Spaceport
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A Soyuz is shown on the launch pad at the Spaceport, with the mobile gantry in its parked position 80 meters away
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The Spaceport’s Soyuz launch site uses proven design elements from Baikonur Cosmodrome
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A Soyuz climbs from the Spaceport out under the power of its four first-stage boosters and second stage central core
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Soyuz’ Spaceport launch site is located 12 km. northwest of the existing Ariane 5 launch complex
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An evolved version of the Soyuz launcher version will be operated from the Spaceport
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The Spaceport’s Soyuz launch pad is 63.5 meters long, 45.3 meters wide and 16 meters deep
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Soyuz’ launch pad has a five-level concrete structure that leads into a 149-meter wide flame duct at the Spaceport
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Four main support arms hold Soyuz in position over the launch pad at the Spaceport
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The highly reliable Soyuz is a four-stage launch vehicle designed for extremely high reliability levels
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Arianespace flights with the medium-lift Soyuz will begin from the Spaceport
in 2011
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Soyuz mission sequence
(artist's concept for Starsem
Globalstar first-generation mission)