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November 18, 2015

Russia's New Defense Satellite Launched From Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Moscow (Sputnik) Nov 18, 2015
A Russian Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket laden with the newest defense satellite was launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the country's northwest, the Russian Defense Ministry said Tuesday. "A Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket with a new generation space apparatus in the interests of the Russian Defense Ministry was launched from the Aerospace Forces' Plesetsk Cosmodrome at 9:34 a.m. [06:34 GMT]," the Defense Ministry's press service said. The current launch is the fourth in 2015 from the Plesetsk Co ... read more

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