Russia launched

By AFP
November 06, 2024
A Soyuz-2.1b rocket booster with a Fregat upper stage carrying satellites blasts off from its launchpad at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the far-eastern Amur region, Russia on November 5, 2024. — Reuters
A Soyuz-2.1b rocket booster with a Fregat upper stage carrying satellites blasts off from its launchpad at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the far-eastern Amur region, Russia on November 5, 2024. — Reuters

MOSCOW: Russia launched 55 satellites into orbit on Tuesday, including two privately built Iranian devices, amid deepening ties between Moscow and Tehran. A Soyuz rocket blasted off from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia´s Far East at 02:18 Moscow time (2318 GMT on Monday) carrying the satellites, Russia´s Roscosmos space agency said.