Russia Launches Rokot Carrier Rocket, Its Last Space Launch of 2019
02:51 27.12.2019
The rocket is carrying three Gonets-M communication satellites and a Blitz-M technology satellite to orbit and marks Russia's 25th space launch this year.
Russia has launched a Rokot carrier rocket with 3 Gonets-M communication satellites and one more military satellite, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Friday.
"On Friday 27 December, at 02:11 Moscow time [23:11 GMT on Thursday], a combat unit of the Space Forces of the Aerospace Forces launched the light-class Rokot carrier rocket with several communication satellites of Gonets-M and a space vehicle for the Defense Ministry from the launchpad 3 of platform 133 of the Plesetsk spaceport, Arkhangelsk region", the Defense Ministry's press service told reporters.
Gonets-M is the second generation of the Gonets-system and is derived from Strela-3 satellites.
This is the 25th space launch in Russia this year and also the last one for 2019.
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