🇷🇺🚀 Russian Aerospace Forces conducted a successful launch of the Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle

🕚 Today, at 11:03 a.m. (Moscow time), the crew of the Russian Space Forces successfully launched the Soyuz-2.1a medium launch vehicle carrying a spacecraft for the Russian Ministry of Defence from the State Testing Ground of the Ministry of Defence in Arkhangelsk Region.

◽️The launch vehicle was launched and the spacecraft was delivered to the orbit as planned.

◽️The Soyuz-2.1a rocket was received by ground control facilities at the Main Space Centre three minutes after take-off.

◽️ At the estimated time, the spacecraft was launched into its target orbit and taken over by Ground Control Devices of the Space Forces of the Russian Aerospace Forces.

📊 In total, more than 30 land-based assets and over 50 combat crews of the 15th Army of the Aerospace Forces were involved in supporting the launch of the spacecraft of the Russian Ministry of Defence.