Russia destroyed the military satellite

One of the two Russian defense satellites launched on December 5 is not separate from the rocket and is considered missing.

Russian military satellites went missing when separated from the boosters

A Soyuz-2.1B rocket carries two satellites launched from the Plesetsk space airport in the area of ​​Arkhangelsk, northwestern Russia, the Russian Defense Ministry wrote on the website on December 5 that the launch has been successful.

However, the TASS news agency quoted an unnamed source on Dec. 7 that the Kanopus-ST satellite "is considered missing" after failing to separate from the missile, due to a problem in one of four drives. Fixed satellite lock on rocket. The Russian Defense Ministry has not yet made a comment.

Soyuz-2.1B rocket launched from northwestern Russia.(Photo: Russian Defense Ministry).

Satellite will fall back to earth and atmospheric fire on December 8, TASS reported, leading sources of Russian aerospace industry.

Kanopus-ST is a dual-purpose satellite designed to scan the earth's oceans throughout the optical range and UHF. It was built for 10 years and is considered an advanced device, according to Kommersant.

Civil scientists can use it as a hydro-meteorological device. It can also detect submarines and other marine objects for the military.

This is the second time the Soyuz-2.1B missile is used to launch objects into low-earth orbit. The first time the missile performed its mission was at the end of December 2013.