Soyuz rocket with British satellites launched from Vostochny cosmodrome

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"The separation of the orbital block as part of the Fregat upper stage and satellites took place," the state corporation said on Twitter.

#OneWeb: 562.5 s → separation of the orbital block as part of the Fregat upper stage and #OneWeb satellites took place.

Within 3.5 hours, the new spacecraft will be separated from the upper stage.

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- ROSCOSMOS (@roscosmos) October 14, 2021

Earlier, the state commission allowed the Soyuz rocket with OneWeb satellites to be launched from Vostochny.