Rocket “Soyuz-2.1 b” brought into low earth orbit the spacecraft “GLONASS-M”
MOSCOW, 22 sen — news. The carrier rocket “Soyuz-2.1 b” was launched Friday from the Plesetsk cosmodrome, brought to low-earth orbit space head part in the composition of the upper stage “Fregat” and spacecraft “GLONASS-M”, told RIA Novosti in the Department of information and mass communications of the Russian defense Ministry.
“Space head part of a space rocket middle class “Soyuz-2.1 b” in the composition of the upper stage “Fregat” and spacecraft “GLONASS-M” in the estimated time 03.12 GMT, cleanly separated from the third stage of the launch vehicle (LV) “Soyuz-2.1 b”, — stated in the message.
“The excretion of spacecraft “GLONASS-M” into the calculated orbit the upper stage “Fregat” will take a few hours,” the defense Ministry said.
Start a space rocket “Soyuz-2.1 b” was carried out in 03.03 GMT combat crew of the Space forces, aerospace defence forces with the State testing cosmodrome “Plesetsk” in the Arkhangelsk region.