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Orbit Achieved: Russian Space Troops Control New Satellite
3 Apr
Summary
- A military satellite was launched on a Soyuz-2.1a rocket.
- The launch occurred from the Plesetsk spaceport in Russia.
- Onboard systems are operating normally with stable telemetry.
Russia successfully launched a military satellite into orbit on the morning of April 3rd. The Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket lifted off from the Plesetsk spaceport in northwestern Russia. This mission places a new satellite under the control of the country's Space Troops.
The Defense Ministry reported that the launch and the satellite's delivery into its designated orbit proceeded without issues. Facilities at the ground-based automated control system monitored the rocket's ascent.
Stable telemetry contact has been established with the space vehicle. All its onboard systems are confirmed to be operating in normal mode. The satellite was placed under the control of ground-based facilities belonging to the Aerospace Forces' Space Troops.
The Soyuz-2.1a rocket, classified as a medium-class carrier, blasted off from the Defense Ministry's State Testing Cosmodrome at 9:28 a.m. Moscow time.
