Secret Russian satellite launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome

A modified version of Russia’s Soyuz rocket launched Friday from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, a spaceport on the edge of the Russian Arctic, with a military satellite whose mission is shrouded in mystery. The Soyuz 2-1v rocket lifted off at 1804 GMT (3:04 p.m. EDT; 9:04 p.m. Moscow time) from Pad 4 at Site 43 at Plesetsk, a military-run spaceport around 500 miles (800 kilometers) north of Moscow in Russia’s Arkhangelsk region. Russia announced the successful launch in a statement posted on the Russian Defense Ministry’s website late Friday. More

(Source: SpaceFligtht Now - Jun 25)