By Staff WritersMoscow (Voice of Russia) Dec 29, 2013
The Soyuz-2.1v light class rocket includes a new engine design. |
Russia launched an upgraded version of its Soyuz rocket on Saturday,
successfully delivering a scientific satellite into space. The Soyuz-2.1v light
class rocket includes a new engine design.
"The operational crew at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome (in Russia's Arkhangelsk
Region) has successfully conducted a unique launch of a light-class Soyuz-2.1v
rocket carrier with Volga upper stage and Aist spacecraft," Russia's Defense
Ministry said.