At November 2, at 1.43 p.m. (MSK), the Russian Aerospace Forces launched the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle from the Plesetsk State Test Cosmodrome in the interests of the Russian Defence Ministry.
The vehicle was launched under the leadership of the Commander of the Space Forces – Deputy Commander of the Aerospace Forces Colonel General Alexander Golovko.
Launch of the vehicle and orbiting of the spacecraft were successful.
In three minutes the Soyuz-2.1b was tracked by ground systems of the State Test Centre named after German Titov.
All systems of the spacecraft are functioning.
