According to RIA Novosti, two devices are to be brought to geostatzorbit - the SES-17 telecommunications satellite and the SYRACUSE 4A satellite, created by order of the French Ministry of Defense.

Both vehicles are manufactured by Thales Alenia Space.

The first is intended to provide high-speed communications for the air and sea transport sector, the second is to organize the ability to stay in touch for the French military around the world.

Sergei Savelyev, Deputy Director General of the State Corporation Roscosmos for International Cooperation, previously spoke about the interest of European partners in Russia's proposal for manned launches of Soyuz from Kuru.

On September 4, Dmitry Rogozin, General Director of the Roscosmos State Corporation, spoke on the Solovyov LIVE YouTube channel about the launch plans from the Kuru cosmodrome.