June 25, 2015
Categories: Defenсe, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Satellites, Soyuz, Space
Soyuz-2.1b Booster Orbited Russian Defense Ministry Satellite

On Tuesday aerospace defence troops operational crews successfully launched Russian medium booster Soyuz-2.1b to orbit Ministry of Defense satellite, – Ministry of Defense representative on aero defense troops colonel Dmitry Zenin reported.

The booster was launched from Plesetsk spaceport on 19.44, Moscow time, The launch took place nominally.

Space device separated from the booster as planned, Aerospace Defense took control over it.

It was the 3rd   Soyuz-2 booster series launched by aerodefense troops from Plesetsk in 2015. The previous launch took place on June 5, 2015 (Soyuz-2,1a), and was also a success.

More from this category:
May 13, 2016
Russia to Start Financing Phoenix Booster Development in 2018

According to Khrunichev Centre Deputy Director Alexander Medvedev financing the development of new Phoenix booster with carrying capacity from 9 to 15 tons will start…

full story
November 24, 2021
Russia Sent Prichal Module to the ISS

Soyuz 2.1b booster with Progress M-UM cargo vehicle specially modernized to deliver Prichal nodal module to the ISS was successfully launched from Baikonur. In a…

full story
May 9, 2013
Russian Satellite to Take Detailed Pictures of Solar Eclipse

According to RIA Novosti, in response to a request posted by bloggers in social networks, Russian space officials have agreed to adjust the work of…

full story
October 10, 2018
Prelaunch press conference of the “Soyuz MS-10″crews

Today, on October 10, 2018, a traditional press conference of the “Soyuz MS-10” spacecraft crews was held at the Testing and Training Complex of the…

full story
January 13, 2014
Progress Design Engineering Bureau is to Increase Resource-P Satellites Group

Progress Design Engineering Bureau of Samara is working on designing Resource-P #2 and Resource-P #3 Earth remote sensing satellites to form on the orbit a…

full story
May 8, 2015
Roscosmos Changed Launch Program After Progress Off-nominal Situation

The launch of Soyuz TMA-17M spacecraft initially scheduled for May 26  will be shifted to mid-July, – the spokesman for space industry reported. “To provide…

full story
April 15, 2021
Fregat upper stage fueling completed at Vostochny

At the Vostochny Cosmodrome the Vostochny Space Center (TsENKI branch) and NPO Lavochkin (both parts of Roscosmos) specialists have transferred the Fregat upper stage from…

full story
July 14, 2014
ISS Orbit Adjusted

International space station orbit was adjusted on July 11, 2014. According to MCC ballistic and navigational support service crews Zvezda service module thrusters were ignited…

full story