A Soyuz-2-1A rocket launched from Baikonur today, December 28th, at 17:09 UTC. The rocket carried six Globalstar-2 Satellites into orbit.br br These satellites will join 12 more Globalstar-2 satellites already in orbit, after launching in October 2010 and July 2011.br br The entire Globalstar-2 second generation constellation will consist of 48 satellites and will have a life span of 15 years.