Russian Soyuz Carrier Rocket With 34 OneWeb Satellites Launched From Baikonur

22:35 GMT, 21 August 2021
© Photo : Twitter/ Russian space agency Roscosmos
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A Russian Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket with 34 British OneWeb satellites has been successfully launched from the Baikonur space centre, according to the Russian space agency, Roscosmos.
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"The Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle together with the Fregat booster and 34 @OneWeb communication satellites lifted off from the #Baikonur cosmodrome", Roscosmos said on Twitter.
The launch was initially planned for August 20th, but was postponed twice - the second time at the request of OneWeb itself.
The next launch of OneWeb satellites from Baikonur is planned for September.
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