Soyuz launches from French Guiana - live video

Watch live streaming video from spaceflightnow at livestream.com After a 24-hour delay caused by a faulty valve, Russia's Soyuz rocket launched at 7.30am local time. The payload is two satellites for the Galileo navigation system, Europe's equivalent of GPS. The launch is the first time that Russia has sent up a rocket from outside the former Soviet Union.