The Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket was successfully launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in the Arkhangelsk region on May 17, 2024. The launch was carried out in the interests of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the department said.
On May 17, 2024, the Soyuz 2.1b carrier rocket with spacecraft on board was launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome (Arkhangelsk region) in the interests of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
It became known that students of Suvorov military schools and cadets watched the launch. Specifically to see the launch of the rocket, 50 students arrived in the Arkhangelsk region by special flight.
The military space forces have already sent the Soyuz-2.1b from the Plesetsk cosmodrome with spacecraft October 27, then a month later — November 25, and at the end — December 21 and 27, 2023. The next launch of February 9, 2024 was slightly different from the previous ones.
Earlier in April, it became known that the Plesetsk military cosmodrome was specially being modernized for the launch of a number of new missiles. Work on the modernization and construction of new facilities is already in the final stages.
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