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February 7, 2026
Russian Defense Ministry’s spacecraft put into target orbit
The launch of the carrier rocket and the insertion of spacecraft into the target orbit took place in the regular mode
TL;DR
- A Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket launched Russian Defense Ministry satellites.
- The launch took place from the Plesetsk spaceport at 9:59 p.m. Moscow time on February 5.
- The satellites were successfully inserted into their target orbit.
- Ground-based facilities of the Russian Aerospace Forces have taken control of the spacecraft.
- Stable communication and normal functioning of onboard systems have been confirmed.
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