Russia launches Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying satellite for Defense Ministry-Xinhua - 新华网
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ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Russia successfully launched a Soyuz-2.1b medium-class carrier rocket carrying a satellite for the country's Defense Ministry on Saturday, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Russia successfully launched a Soyuz-2.1b medium-class carrier rocket carrying a satellite for the country's Defense Ministry on Saturday, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.
A combat crew of the Russian Aerospace Forces launched the satellite from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the Arkhangelsk region, the news agency said, citing a Defense Ministry statement.
No further details were provided about the satellite or its mission. ■
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