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MOSCOW, Mar 23
MOSCOW, Mar 23
strong> A Soyuz-2.1a rocket with a military satellite was launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome, the Ministry of Defense reported.
«From the State Test Cosmodrome of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (Plesetsk Cosmodrome) in the Arkhangelsk Region, combat crews of the Space Forces of the Aerospace Forces launched a Soyuz-2.1a medium-class launch vehicle with a spacecraft in the interests of the Ministry of Defense,» the press says. -release.
The launch took place at 9:40 Moscow time.
Other details are not yet given.
This is the fifth launch of the Russian rocket in 2023, the third launch of the rocket «Union» and the first from the Plesetsk cosmodrome. Last year, 13 Russian rockets were launched from here, a total of 22 carriers were sent into space from Russia.