About this writes RIA Novosti with reference to the Ministry of Defense of Russia.

“The Frigate booster block successfully launched a spacecraft into orbit in the interests of the Russian Ministry of Defense,” the ministry said.

According to the ministry, the launch of the Soyuz-2.1b rocket and the launch of the spacecraft into orbit took place as usual.

Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the launch of the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle with a military satellite from the Plesetsk cosmodrome.