On June 17, 2018, at 0:46 MT, Russian Aerospace Forces have successfully launched the Souyz-2.1b rocket vehicle with a Glonass-M spacecraft from the PLESETSK Cosmodrome. Launch of the rocket vehicle and ascent to orbit were held under normal conditions.

In three minutes after the launch, the Soyuz-2.1b was tracked by ground automated control complex of the Main Test Space Centre named after German Titov.