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Russia Says Angara-1.2 Launch From Plesetsk Places Military Satellites in Orbit

The military emphasized routine use of domestic launch infrastructure while withholding specifics about the payload.

Overview

  • The launch occurred at 16:42 Moscow time on November 25 from the Plesetsk state test cosmodrome in Russia’s Arkhangelsk Region.
  • A combat crew of the Space Troops of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out the mission.
  • The flight and orbital insertion proceeded in normal mode, according to the Defense Ministry.
  • Ground controllers at the Titov Main Test Space Center assumed tracking and took the satellites under control.
  • Telemetry links are stable and onboard systems are operating nominally, while technical details of the spacecraft were not disclosed.