Russia
launches
third
military
satellite
this
year
April
27
A
Russian
Cosmos-3M
rocket
carrier
sent
a
military
satellite
into
orbit
on
Tuesday,
said
a
spokesman
for
the
Russian
Space
Force.
The
rocket
took
off
from
Plesetsk
cosmodrome
Tuesday
morning,
and
the
satellite
reached
the
designated
orbit
one
and
half
hours
later,
Alexei
Zolotukhin
said.
This
is
the
third
military
satellite
launched
by
Russia
this
year.
Russia
reportedly
runs
a
system
of
60-70
military
satellites
with
reconnaissance,
missile
early
warning
and
other
capabilities.
The
Cosmos-3M
is a
liquid-fueled
two-stage
rocket,
first
launched
in
1967,
with
over
410
successful
launches
to
date.
The
booster
has
been
designed
to
lift
a
payload
of
up
to
1500
kg
into
low,
medium
and
high
orbits.
