Russia’s Ministry of Defence satellite launched

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August 6, 2019

Proton-M launch (Archive)

Proton-M heavy-class carrier rocket launched at 21:56 UTC on August 5, 2019 successfully put Russia’s Ministry of Defence spacecraft into the intended orbit.

The launch of the carrier rocket and injection of the satellite into orbit using the Briz-M booster went as planned. The spacecraft was taken under control by the Titov Main Test and Space Systems Control Centre of the Russian Space Forces.

Blagovest 1, 2, 3, 4 (14F149)

Russian government Proton rocket and Breeze M upper launches the Blagovest No. 14L communications satellite to cover Russian territory and provide high-speed Internet, television and radio broadcast, and voice and video conferencing services for Russian domestic and military users.

Roscosmos Press Release: http://en.roscosmos.ru/20853/

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