“Start held under the general supervision of the Deputy Chief of the Air and Space Forces – Commander of the Space Forces, Lieutenant-General Alexander Golovko. The launch vehicle and the removal of spacecraft into the proper orbit passed in a regular mode. Two minutes after the start of the carrier rocket” Rokot “was taken on the support means ground automated control of air and space forces “, – reported the press service of the Defense Ministry.
The estimated time of spacecraft were launched into the target orbit and taken to control ground-based test of the Main Space Center named after German Titov. With the spacecraft established and maintained a stable telemetry. The onboard systems of the spacecraft are functioning normally. After launching into orbit spacecraft assigned serial numbers “Kosmos-2507″, “Kosmos-2508″, “Kosmos-2509».
“This is the second launch rocket” Rokot “, conducted from Plesetsk in 2015. Previous to the start of the northern cosmodrome was held March 31, 2015 Total in 2015 from the Plesetsk cosmodrome was conducted five launches of space rockets, three starting ILV” Soyuz-2 “and the two start ILV” Rokot “. The launch vehicle of light class” Rokot “created as part of the conversion program on the basis of a release from service of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) SS-18″, – added the ministry.
“Rokot” consists of the accelerator in the transport and launch container comprising first and second stages and space payload consisting of the upper stage “Breeze-KM”, fairing, transitional system, the intermediate compartment and the compartment payload. The first launch of a space rocket “Rokot” took place from the Plesetsk cosmodrome May 16, 2000. Total for this period was conducted from the Baikonur launch the missile 23.
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