Russia launches Soyuz-2.1b rocket with Cosmos-2564 satellite

The Russian Ministry of Defense stated on Monday that the Russian Aerospace Forces launched a Soyuz-Soyuz spacecraft carrying a spacecraft belonging to the Russian Ministry of Defense from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on November 28 local time. 2.1b" launch vehicle. The satellite's serial number is Cosmos-2564.

The last time Russia used the Soyuz-2.1b to launch such a satellite from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome was on November 2.

On October 22, Russia also launched the first satellite of the Sphere orbit group, Skif-D, and three Gonets-M satellites from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on a Soyuz 2.1b rocket. This will be the first launch from this cosmodrome in 2022 and the first Soyuz-2.1b mission to use the new fuel.