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| Russia launches military satellite | Russia launches military satellite |
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| The rocket took off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the northern Arkhangelsk Region | The rocket took off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the northern Arkhangelsk Region |
| Russia’s Aerospace Forces successfully launched a military satellite into orbit on Thursday morning, the country’s Defense Ministry has announced. | Russia’s Aerospace Forces successfully launched a military satellite into orbit on Thursday morning, the country’s Defense Ministry has announced. |
| According to a statement, a Soyuz-2.1a carrier blasted off at 9:40am local time (06:40 GMT) from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the northern Arkhangelsk Region, which partially lies beyond the Arctic Circle. | According to a statement, a Soyuz-2.1a carrier blasted off at 9:40am local time (06:40 GMT) from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the northern Arkhangelsk Region, which partially lies beyond the Arctic Circle. |
| The rocket had “a spacecraft in the interests of the Russian Ministry of Defense” aboard, the statement read. No further details were provided about the launch or the satellite itself. | The rocket had “a spacecraft in the interests of the Russian Ministry of Defense” aboard, the statement read. No further details were provided about the launch or the satellite itself. |
| It is the first launch of a Soyuz-2.1a rocket from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome this year. In 2022, the base was the venue for 13 of 22 space launches conducted by Russia. | |
| So far this year, Russia has already sent five missions into space, with three involving Soyuz rockets. |