Russian Satellite for Defense Ministry Put Into Orbit

A Russian satellite for the needs of the country's Defense Ministry has been successfully put into orbit, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday. "The launch [of the satellite] into orbit has been carried out in a normal mode," the ministry's press service told RIA Novosti.

Earlier in the day, Russia launched the Rokot carrier rocket with the satellite from the Plesetsk space center in northwest of the country. The Rockot carrier, first launched from the Plesetsk spaceport in 2000, has so far put 65 satellites for various purposes into the orbit.

Russia Launches Rokot Carrier Rocket With Satellite for Defense Ministry
Russia launched on Saturday the Rokot carrier rocket with satellite for the needs of the country's Defense Ministry from the Plesetsk space center in northwestern Russia, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

"On Saturday, June 4, at 17:00 Moscow time [14:00 GMT], a crew of Space forces of Aerospace Forces conducted a launch of the light-class Rokot carrier rocket with a spacecraft from the third launch unit of the 133rd site of the Plesetsk space center (Arkhangelsk Region) on behalf of Russian Defense Ministry," the statement said.

Source: Sputnik News