The second Arktika-M satellite, necessary for monitoring the Northern Sea Route among other goals, will be launched into orbit from the Baikonur spaceport on December 16, a source in the rocket and space industry has told Sputnik.
A Russian Soyuz-2.1a rocket carying two Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut to the International Space Station (ISS) has been successfully launched from the Baikonur spaceport, the mission control center spakesman stated on Friday.
A Russian Soyuz-2.1a rocket carrying the Progress MS-24 cargo craft to deliver supplies and new equipment to the International Space Station launched from Baikonur.