emirates7 - Russia’s Aerospace Forces has launched a Soyuz-2.1b rocket from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the Arkhangelsk region, the Defence Ministry said.

The rocket carried two satellites: a military satellite for the ministry and Mozhaets-6, an educational and research satellite designed by a student at the Mozhaisky Military Space Academy to test astronavigation algorithms.

In May, the ministry announced the launch of a Soyuz-2.1b rocket from Plesetsk, carrying a military satellite into orbit.