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.