Russia launches military satellites to serve 'interests of Defense Ministry'

Launch of satellites into planned orbits carried out from Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Arkhangelsk region, says ministry

By Elena Teslova

MOSCOW (AA)—The Russian Defense Ministry said Thursday that a Soyuz 2.1b carrier rocket successfully launched military satellites into their planned orbits.

"On Feb. 5 at 21:59, a combat team of the Space Forces successfully carried out a launch of the medium-class Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket from the State Test Cosmodrome of the Russian Ministry of Defense (the Plesetsk Cosmodrome) in the Arkhangelsk region," it said in a statement.

It added that the rocket launched satellites into orbit to serve the "interests of the Defense Ministry."


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