![Launch of Soyuz 2.1a with Fregat upper stage](https://img.sputnikimages.com/images/vol1%2Fmedia%2Foriginal%2Fold%2F93%2F31%2F933170_hires_0%3A0%3A0%3A0_1400x1000_80_10_1_T2xlZyBVcnVzb3YgIzkzMzE3MA%3D%3D_116%3A95_sputnik-933170-preview_f78b1ce4374379857bb52ce217eeecb3.jpg)
![Launch of Soyuz 2.1a with Fregat upper stage](https://img.sputnikimages.com/images/vol1%2Fmedia%2Foriginal%2Fold%2F93%2F31%2F933170_hires_0%3A0%3A0%3A0_1400x1000_80_10_1_T2xlZyBVcnVzb3YgIzkzMzE3MA%3D%3D_116%3A95_sputnik-933170-preview_f78b1ce4374379857bb52ce217eeecb3.jpg)
Preparing for the launch of the Soyuz 2.1a carrier rocket with the Fregat upper stage to loft six Globalstar-2 mobile phone and data satellites into orbit.
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 13.07.2011
- Date published: 13.07.2011
- Author: Oleg Urusov
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 3168x4752px, 5.8Mb