"Launch of the Soyuz-2 has been delayed due to remarks regarding the carrier rocket. They will just have more time to recheck what has been discovered during the pre-launch preparations", the press service said.
There is "nothing extraordinary" in moving the launch to a later date. The particular date has not been specified.
Earlier, Russia Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov said that, in case of successful testing, Soyuz-2 would be in use in Russia and abroad, including in joint projects with France on the Kourou space centre in French Guiana.
The minister also said that Soyuz-2 is of 100-percent Russian make and can be used in the interest of Russia and for commercial ends.
The Soyuz-2 carrier rocket is designed to orbit unmanned, manned and cargo spacecraft and ships.
It was created by the Progress Central Special Design Office, based in Samara (Volga area).
