Russia sends three military satellites into space
14:16, 6 July 2009
MOSCOW. July 6. KAZINFORM Russia successfully put three military satellites into orbit early Monday, news agencies reported citing a spokesman for Russia's Space Forces, Kazinform cites Xinhuanet.
A Russian Rokot carrier rocket carrying three Cosmos-series satellites was launched by the Space Forces from the Plesetsk space center in northwest Russia, said Alexei Zolotukhin.
The three spacecraft have entered the targeted orbits by 7:10 a.m. Moscow time (0310 GMT), said the spokesman, Kazinform refers to Xinhuanet.
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