“On Monday, November 25, at 20:52 (Moscow time) ... the combat crew of the Space Forces of the Aerospace Forces successfully launched the Soyuz-2.1v light carrier rocket with a spacecraft designed in the interests of the Russian Ministry of Defense,” - quotes the agency RIA Novosti.

The ministry added that all prelaunch operations and the launch of the rocket were normal.

It is indicated that the launch and flight of the rocket was controlled by means of a ground-based automated control complex.

On August 30, the space forces of the Russian Air and Space Forces launched the Rokot launch vehicle with a military satellite from the Plesetsk launch site.