Soyuz-2.1v carrier rocket delivers military satellite to orbit — Russian Defense Ministry

 MOSCOW: A Soyuz-2.1v light carrier rocket, launched from the Plesetsk spaceport on Wednesday night, has delivered a military satellite to o...

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 MOSCOW: A Soyuz-2.1v light carrier rocket, launched from the Plesetsk spaceport on Wednesday night, has delivered a military satellite to orbit, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Thursday.

"The spacecraft was put into its designated orbit at the scheduled time and was taken under control. A stable telemetric connection was established with the spacecraft," the statement reads.

According to the ministry, the spacecraft’s onboard systems are operating routinely. The satellite was designated identification number Kosmos-2568.

The Soyuz-2.1v light rocket carrying the military satellite blasted off from the Plesetsk spaceport at 10:57 p.m. (19:57 GMT) on March 29. Pre-launch operations and the rocket’s launch went normally, the Defense Ministry said.

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