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Russian military puts spacecraft into orbit (VIDEO) | Russian military puts spacecraft into orbit (VIDEO) |
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The satellite was successfully launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on Wedensday, the Defense Ministry has said | |
Russia’s Aerospace Forces successfully launched a Soyuz-2.1b rocket on Wednesday, delivering a satellite into orbit. The carrier blasted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Arkhangelsk Region. | Russia’s Aerospace Forces successfully launched a Soyuz-2.1b rocket on Wednesday, delivering a satellite into orbit. The carrier blasted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Arkhangelsk Region. |
A video of the take-off has been shared by Russia’s Defense Ministry. In a statement on its official Telegram channel, the MOD said the launch of the rocket and onboard spacecraft, which will “serve the interests of the Russian Ministry of Defense,” went smoothly. | A video of the take-off has been shared by Russia’s Defense Ministry. In a statement on its official Telegram channel, the MOD said the launch of the rocket and onboard spacecraft, which will “serve the interests of the Russian Ministry of Defense,” went smoothly. |
The onboard satellite successfully entered its target orbit and is now under the control of Russia’s Aerospace Forces, the ministry said. | The onboard satellite successfully entered its target orbit and is now under the control of Russia’s Aerospace Forces, the ministry said. |
After being sent into space, the Soyuz-2.1b rocket – a disposable three-stage medium-lift launch vehicle – was tracked by the ground-based automated control complex of the German Titov Main Test Space Center. | |
“Stable telemetry communication was established and maintained with the spacecraft, its onboard systems are functioning normally,” the report read. | “Stable telemetry communication was established and maintained with the spacecraft, its onboard systems are functioning normally,” the report read. |
The ministry did not specify the type of craft carried into orbit. The Soyuz-2.1b has frequently been used to launch both military and civilian devices, including commercial satellites. | The ministry did not specify the type of craft carried into orbit. The Soyuz-2.1b has frequently been used to launch both military and civilian devices, including commercial satellites. |
The previous Soyuz-2.1b launch was conducted last month from Russia’s Vostochny Cosmodrome. The rocket delivered two Ionosfera-M heliogeophysical satellites into near-Earth orbit along with 53 small spacecraft; 49 Russian, two Iranian, one Russian-Chinese and one Russian-Zimbabwean device. |
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