# Russian Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying Defense Ministry spacecraft launches from Plesetsk

https://mins.news/en/item/30156

- TASS, 2026-08-24 03:26 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://tass.com/defense/2176775

> 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.

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