The Russian Defense Ministry announced the launch of a group of satellites into orbit 

This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the message of the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

"Upper stage" Fregat "put into orbit a block of spacecraft" Gonets-M "and 19 spacecraft with associated payload," - said in the department.

It is noted that the rocket was launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in the Arkhangelsk region at 14:20 Moscow time. 

In July, the Ministry of Defense tested the latest satellite inspector.