The launch of the Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying a military satellite took place at 20:59 (Moscow time) from the Russian Defense Ministry’s national test spaceport in Arkhangelsk province.
The Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying a military satellite launched from Plesetsk Spaceport. (Photo: Russian Federation Ministry of Defense).
According to a reporter in Moscow, on December 4, the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) successfully launched the Soyuz-2.1b rocket from Plesetsk Spaceport.
The launch occurred at 20:59 (Moscow time) from the national test spaceport of the Russian Defense Ministry in Arkhangelsk province. The Soyuz-2.1b rocket successfully delivered a military satellite into orbit.
Just a day prior, during a joint exercise, the Russian Navy and the Aerospace Forces (VKS) also launched missiles from the sea and air with high precision over the eastern Mediterranean.
The Soyuz-2.1b rocket was developed and manufactured by the Progress Rocket and Space Center in Samara.
This type of rocket is used for launching both military and civilian spacecraft, including commercial satellites. It is also the rocket that delivered the GLONASS navigation system into space.
