Northern Lights of Plesetsk: The Russian Ministry of Defense has released a video of the Soyuz-2.1b launch.

On August 24 at 5:40 a.m. from the State Test Cosmodrome of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (the Plesetsk Cosmodrome) a combat crew of the Space Forces of the Aerospace Forces successfully launched missiles- the Soyuz-2.1b medium-class launch vehicle. The spacecraft, designed to operate for the Russian Ministry of Defense, was launched into its target orbit.

The launch and insertion of the satellite into its intended orbit proceeded as planned. After separation, the rocket was tracked by the ground-based automated control system of the German Titov Main Test Space Center. At the designated time, the satellite was accepted for control by ground-based assets of the Aerospace Forces Space Forces.

The Ministry of Defense confirms that stable telemetry communication with the satellite has been established and is being maintained, and all onboard systems are functioning normally. This launch is a continuation of the planned efforts to strengthen the domestic orbital constellation.

Another successful launch of a launch vehicle once again confirmed the exceptional reliability of Russian space technology and the professionalism of the Space Forces' combat crews. Russian military personnel and engineers have once again proven that Russia is one of the world's leading space powers.

The previous successful launch of Soyuz-2.1b from this same cosmodrome took place on April 17 of this year. That launch also carried a Russian Ministry of Defense spacecraft into orbit.

Comments

[faiver]

Thanks to Sergei Pavlovich Korolev, the R-7 missile family has been in service for almost 70 years...

[your vsr 66-67]

Quote: faiver

Thanks to Sergei Pavlovich Korolev,

and to the Soviet Union, where Sergei Pavlovich created!

[Booker]

Quote: faiver

Thanks to Sergei Pavlovich Korolev, the R-7 missile family has been in service for almost 70 years...

You understand that this is a slap in the face to the engineers and designers who worked for 60 years after S.P. Korolev and are still working today?

[faiver]

What nonsense - the potential of the Royal Seven in no way diminishes the contribution of the current designers and engineers who created the Soyuz-2.1b, especially since the current designers and engineers learned, among other things, from the work and experience of S.P. Korolev.

[Yuri L]

On May 15, 2057, we will likely celebrate the 100th anniversary of the R-7 missile's use. Just 30 more years to go. Not much time left...

[steelmaker]

The previous successful launch of Soyuz-2.1b from this same cosmodrome took place on April 17 of this year.
That's not enough. It seems like there's nothing to launch MO for, and there's no point.