Soyuz Launches 38 Commercial Satellites, Including Debris Removal Mission

Soyuz 2.1a lifts off on its first all-commercial mission.
Credit: Roscosmos
MOSCOW—After a two-day delay to conduct additional ground equipment checks, a Soyuz 2.1a rocket flew through clouds above the Baikonur spaceport in Kazakhstan at 2:07 a.m. EDT on March 22 on Russia’s first fully commercial launch this year. The three-stage launch vehicle bore an unusual livery—Soyuz...
Maksim Pyadushkin

Maksim covers aerospace developments in Central Asia for Aviation Week.

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