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Russia Launches Secret Military Satellite
18 Sep
Summary
- Russia deployed a classified military payload into orbit overnight.
- The launch occurred from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome using a Soyuz rocket.
- This is Russia's second orbital mission in the past week.
Russia has successfully launched a classified military payload into space. The mission took place overnight from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia's Arkhangelsk Region. This marks the nation's second orbital mission in the past week, underscoring its ongoing space activities.
The exact nature of the payload remains undisclosed, but it is believed to be a satellite. Following its successful ascent into orbit, officials confirmed that the spacecraft established communications with ground control. The launch utilized a medium-lift Soyuz-2.1b rocket.
This military operation follows another significant launch by Russia on Wednesday. That mission, also employing a Soyuz-2.1b rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, sent the Progress MS-35 cargo spacecraft into orbit. This freighter is currently en route to the International Space Station with vital supplies.
