Russia’s Soyuz-2.1a launches Bars-M reconnaissance satellite

Making its first military launch since November, Russia’s Soyuz-2.1a rocket has deployed Kosmos 2567 – likely a Bars-M reconnaissance satellite – into Sun-synchronous orbit. Soyuz lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome at 9:40 AM Moscow Time (06:40 UTC), taking around ten minutes to complete its mission. As is typical for Russian military launches, few details of Thursday’s launch have been made public. More

(Source: NASASpaceFlight.com - Mar 25)