The Ministry of Defense has made a successful launch from the Baikonur “Plesetsk” Booster rocket “deadline” with the satellite for military purposes. It is reported by the Russian Defense Ministry's press service.
The launch was carried out in 17:00 MSK. time with a third launcher. The launch of the carrier rocket was in normal mode. Rocket should put into orbit a satellite for military purposes, spacecraft's name is not given.
All pre-launch operations and launch a space rocket “deadline” It passed in a regular mode. Ground-based videoconferencing Space Forces supervised the start of the flight and the launch vehicle
– Ministry of Defense said in a statement.
Five minutes after the start, at 17:05 a second stage separated from the head portion with the upper stage rocket “Briz-KM”.
Space head part of a space rocket “deadline” as part of the upper stage “Briz-KM” and spacecraft, launched in the interests of the Russian Defense Ministry, the estimated time, 17.05 MSK, cleanly separated from the second stage carrier rocket “deadline
– According to the Ministry of Defense.
rocket “deadline” – Liquid three-stage booster lung class, designed in the Khrunichev-based intercontinental ballistic missile UR-100N UTTKh (RS-18B) within the framework of the conversion program. It allows you to place in orbit 2150 kilograms payload when using booster “Briz-KM”. The first launch “Rokot” held from Plesetsk 16 May 2000 of the year.
