Arianespace is scheduled to launch the CSO-1 Earth observation satellite into a Sun-synchronous orbit for the French CNES (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales) space agency and the DGA (Direction générale de l’armement) defense procurement agency on behalf of the French Ministry of Defense. This flight will mark the 11th launch of the year for Arianespace and the 20th mission carried out by Soyuz since it was launched at the Guiana Space Center (CSG) in October of 2011.