Russia Sends Record 43 Satellites To Orbit

Credit: TsENKI
Russia’s Soyuz-2.1b medium-lift rocket with a Fregat booster launched 43 satellites from Vostochny spaceport in the country’s Far East on June 27, Roscosmos Space Corp. says. The orbit of 40 satellites simultaneously set a record for Russia, the company said. The main payload was Meteor-M No. 2-3–a...

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