Arianspeys buy a Roscosmos 10 launch vehicle Soyuz-ST ".

Energy and space are priority areas of cooperation between Russia and France. Roskosmos and the European aerospace company Arianespace signed a contract for the launch of Sochi ten carrier rocket Soyuz-ST "from Kourou. The value of the contract - about $ 500 million. Russian launch vehicles will be used for output to the orbit of European navigation system Galileo.

All launches will take place from Kourou in French Guiana, where the construction of launching pad for rocket-carriers "Soyuz".

Creating space in Guyana - a joint project of Russia and France. The launch of the first Soyuz-ST "with this launch is planned for late 2009. Since 2010, the company will implement Arianspeys 3-4 start a year. In the past year, has already signed contracts for the purchase of four launchers and carried out 21 commercial launch rockets from the Baikonur launch site.

Roskosmos is negotiating the sale of another 20 missiles, "the Union" European customers.