It is noted that the rocket was approved by the security service of the National Center for Space Research of France before launch.
“Based on the data received, it (the Security Service -
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) authorized the launch of the Soyuz-ST-B” with the Galileo spacecraft on December 3 at 3:27 am Moscow time, ”the corporation said on Twitter.
Earlier, the launch of the Soyuz-ST-B launch vehicle was postponed due to bad weather.