Russia launched three military satellites into orbit

Russia launched three military satellites in the Cosmos line into orbit, RIA Novosti quoted a spokesman for the Russian Space Air Force on January 15.

The Rokot rocket has brought the satellites to a successful launch at the Plesetsk Space Center in northern Russia, marking the country's first space launch in 2013.

Russian Rokot boosters in a satellite launch

"The Rokot rocket with three military satellites was successfully launched at 12:25 pm on January 15 (Russian time, ie 23 hours 25 minutes on the same day as V N)," a Defense Force spokesman no Russian Universe - Colonel Alexei Zolotukhin said.

Reportedly, this launch according to the original plan was carried out on December 8, 2012, but it was postponed until January 15, 2013 due to the problem of pushing up Breeze-KM's name. fire.

According to RIA Novosti, the Rokot light rocket is an improved version of the RS-18 intercontinental ballistic missile (also called SS-19 Stiletto). It uses the two lower floors of the intercontinental ballistic missiles combined with the Breeze-KM booster platform to bring the satellite into orbit.

The Russian Defense Ministry said that a total of 16 Rokot missile launches have been carried out at the Plesetsk Space Center since May 16, 2000.

On February 1, 2011, the Rokot rocket failed to bring Geo-IK-2 military satellite into space, and since then it has been suspended for launches until July 28, 2012. with the successful acquisition of three Cosmos military satellites and three civil satellites into orbit.