The Fregat upper stage of the Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket, launched on Wednesday from the Plesetsk space center, successfully put the Glonass-M navigation satellite into orbit, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 11th December, 2019) The Fregat upper stage of the Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket, launched on Wednesday from the Plesetsk space center, successfully put the Glonass-M navigation satellite into orbit, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.The Soyuz-2.1b rocket with the Glonass-M satellite was launched from Plesetsk at 11:54 a.m. Moscow time. At 12:04 Moscow time, the Fregat booster with the spacecraft separated from the third stage of the rocket.
"The Soyuz-2.1b medium-lift launch vehicle, launched at 11:54 Moscow time from the Plesetsk space center in the Arkhangelsk region, successfully put the Russian navigation satellite Glonass-M into the calculated orbit in due time," the ministry said.
