New Soyuz rocket is launched
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Russia successfully launched an upgraded version of its Soviet-design Soyuz rocket yesterday, the Defense Ministry said, giving a boost to the country’s troubled space program.
The launch of the Soyuz 2.1v rocket, which features a new engine and digital guidance system, had originally been planned for the beginning of 2012 but was postponed due to an accident during testing which caused engine damage, Interfax reported. It was then scheduled to be launched earlier this week but was delayed again.
The lightweight launch vehicle blasted off yesterday afternoon from Russia’s Plesetsk launch pad in the northwest Arkhangelsk region.
A spokesman said it was a debut launch for the rocket to place a scientific earth-monitoring satellite into orbit. The Soyuz 2.1v is the latest addition to Russia’s Soyuz family of rockets.
(Reuters)
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