Soyuz-2.1b rocket with military satellite takes off from Plesetsk Cosmodrome

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Soyuz-2.1b rocket with military satellite takes off from Plesetsk Cosmodrome

The Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket took off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome Friday, carrying a Ministry of Defense spacecraft, the Ministry announced Friday.

"At 10:31 Moscow time, the Aerospace Forces’ Space Forces crew successfully completed launch of a Soyuz-2.1b middle class carrier rocket with a Ministry of Defense spacecraft from launch pad 4 of site 43 of the Plesetsk Cosmodrome," the Ministry reported.

According to the Ministry, all preparations went smoothly. The launch was controlled by a ground-based automated control complex. This is the third Soyuz-2 launch from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in 2020.