The Soyuz-2.1B medium-class launch vehicle with a spacecraft of the Russian Defense Ministry on board was successfully launched into space from Plesetsk Cosmodrome. The launch of the booster rocket, as well as the launch of the spacecraft into calculated orbit took place in routine mode.
Three minutes after the launch, the launch vehicle was escorted by the means of the ground-based automated control complex of the German Titov Main Test and Space Systems Control Centre.
The spacecraft was put into target orbit at the estimated time.
A stable telemetric communication was established with the spacecraft; the communication is maintained normally, its onboard systems operate normally as well.
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