Russian Space Forces Launch Soyuz-2.1b Rocket to Send Military Spacecraft to Orbit

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Russian Space Forces successfully launched a Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome carrying a spacecraft for the Russian Defense Ministry, the ministry said. «On Monday, August 24, at 5:40 a.m. (Moscow time) [02:40 GMT], a combat crew of the Space Forces of the Aerospace Forces successfully launched a Soyuz-2.1b medium-class launch vehicle with a spacecraft for the Russian Ministry of Defense from the State Test Cosmodrome of the Ministry of Defense (Plesetsk Cosmodrome) in the Arkhangelsk Region,» the statement says.MultimediaRussia’s Soyuz-5 Boasts World’s Most Powerful Liquid Engines1 May, 12:39 GMT

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