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Russia launches rocket from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, carrying spacecraft for defense
'Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket manufactured by Samara-based Progress Rocket Space Centre was successfully launched, carrying a spacecraft aboard, in the interests of the Russian Defense Ministry,' official statement says
Elena Teslova |
23.05.2025 - Update : 23.05.2025
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MOSCOW
The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Friday that the Aerospace Forces launched the Soyuz-2.1b rocket from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the Arkhangelsk region.
"On May 23rd, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Arkhangelsk Oblast, a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket manufactured by Samara-based Progress Rocket Space Centre (a subsidiary of Roscosmos) was successfully launched, carrying a spacecraft aboard, in the interests of the Russian Defense Ministry," the statement said.
Plesetsk Cosmodrome is a Russian spaceport located in the Arkhangelsk region, about 800 kilometres (597 miles) north of Moscow. Originally established in 1957 as a missile base, it later became a key launch site for military and civilian satellites.
