Russia launches defense satellite

By Xinhua,

Moscow : Russia launched on Friday a carrier rocket with three defense satellites atop, Itar-Tass reported.


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The rocket, also carrying the scientific Yubileyny micro-satellite took off from the Plesetsk spaceport at 7:20 p.m. (1520 GMT), Russian Space Forces spokesman Lt. Col. Alexei Zolotukhin was cited as saying.

The launch was made successfully at the north Russia’s launch pad, he said.

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