A Soyuz-2 rocket placed a military satellite of the Kosmos series in orbit from the Plesetsk cosmodrome. Plesetsk Cosmodrome is a Russian spaceport, located about 800 km north of Moscow. Construction of the site began in 1957 and was completed in 1959, at the height of the Cold War.The Soyuz-2 rocket was developed at the request of the Russian Defence Ministry and the Federal Space Agency.
According to experts, the modernised rocket can place a satellite more precisely in orbit. It can carry up to 7.5 tons of payload. Most likely, the Soyuz-2 rocket system will be handed over to the space forces later this year.
Source: Voice of Russia
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