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July 14th, 2019

Russia Launches Four Military Satellites



File photo of Russia's Plesetsk Cosmodrome.

On Wednesday, July 10, four satellites were launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome, according to the Russian Defense Ministry — the satellites were successfully delivered to their designated orbit.

"The Soyuz-2.1v carrier rocket launched on July 10 at 8:14pm Moscow time from the State Trial Cosmodrome Plesetsk (Arkhangelsk region), has successfully delivered the Russian Defense Ministry's spacecraft to the designated orbit," the press service said.

The launch and delivery of spacecraft to the orbit by the Volga upper stage was carried out in the routine mode, the press service added. 

This was the second launch of the Soyuz-2 carrier rocket from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in 2019.

Source: TASS.