Russian Defense Ministry: Russian Aerospace Forces launched a Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle with a military satellite
Russia continues to develop its rocket and space industry and increase its presence in space.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, this morning, more precisely, at 9:40 Moscow time, a Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket was launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in the Arkhangelsk region. It is noted that the rocket carries with it a military spacecraft for the needs of the country's Ministry of Defense.
According to the information posted on the official page of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation "VKontakte", the launch of "Soyuz-2.1a", as well as the launch of a military satellite into the calculated orbit, took place in the normal mode.
- said in a statement to the agency.
A telemetry connection has been established with the satellite, which received the code name Kosmos-2567, and all systems of the device are operating in normal mode, the country's defense department noted.
The Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle belongs to the world-famous and well-established family of Soyuz spacecraft, which dates back to the 1960s, when only two powers could claim space exploration - the USSR and the USA.
- Bekhan Uzhakhov
- Screenshot of the video / Official website of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
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