TechRussian Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying Defense Ministry spacecraft launches from Plesetsk
Russia’s Space Troops successfully launched a Soyuz-2.1b medium-class carrier rocket from the Plesetsk spaceport in the Arkhangelsk Region, the Defense Ministry said. The rocket carried a spacecraft for the ministry and lifted off at 5:40 a.m. Moscow time on August 24.
Russian Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying Defense Ministry spacecraft launches from Plesetsk