ILV Rokot into orbit spacecraft for the interests of the Russian Defense Ministry

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15/01/2013

January 15, 2013 at 20.24.59 Moscow time on state testing cosmodrome Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (cosmodrome Plesetsk) conducted a successful launch of Launch Vehicle (ILV) Rokot with the upper stage Briz-KM and the power satellites (CA).

Rokot rocket launch

Start to do the battle to the specialists of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and representatives of aerospace industry.

A Russian government Rockot vehicle will launch three Rodnik communications satellites for the Russian military.

The estimated time of the spacecraft, made by order of the Russian Defense Ministry in the JSC "ISS them. Academician Reshetnev "in orbit.

Video above: Launch vehicle Rokot launched three satellites into space. Animation made ​​with Orbiter Space Flight Simulator.

Launch vehicle light class Rokot and the upper stage Briz-KM are created at the State Research and Production Space Center. Khrunichev.

Rodnik communications satellites

Original text in Russian: http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=19814

Images, Text, Credits: Press Service of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos PAO) / Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation / Video: Orbiter Space Flight Simulator / Translation: Orbiter.ch Aerospace.

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