Russia launches military satellite from Plesetsk on August 24

The Russian Space Forces placed a new spacecraft into orbit aboard a Soyuz-2.1b rocket launched from the Arkhangelsk region.

Luisa Marconi

Senior Space Correspondent

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Russia successfully launched a military satellite into space using a Soyuz-2.1 rocket from the Arkhangelsk region on August 24, 2026, according to Al Jazeera.^[1]