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Russia launches three military satellites
MOSCOW, Nov 30, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – Russia launched Rokot light-class
carrier rocket from the Plesetsk space center and successfully put three
military satellites into orbit early Friday, the Russian defense ministry
said.
The light-class carrier rocket lifted off from the state cosmodrome
Plesetsk in Arkhangelsk Region at 5:27 a.m. Moscow time (0227 GMT), the
ministry said in a statement.
The launch on Friday is the second Rokot launch from Plesetsk this year,
after a previous one in April.
Rokot is a three-stage liquid propellant launch vehicle, typically offered
for launches into low earth orbit.
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