The launch took place at 18:17 from the Plesetsk test cosmodrome in the Arkhangelsk region.

“The combat crews of the space forces of the Aerospace Forces launched the Soyuz-2.1b medium-class launch vehicle with a spacecraft (SC) in the interests of the Russian Ministry of Defense,” the ministry said.

The previous launch from Plesetsk was carried out on November 2, the military satellite successfully entered orbit.