Photos: Soyuz Blasts off from Vostochny on Ill-Fated Mission with Meteor Weather Satellite

Russia’s Soyuz 2-1B rocket lifted off from the 1S launch pad at the Vostochny Cosmodrome at 5:41 UTC on November 28, 2017 with the Meteor-M 2-1 weather satellite and 18 small satellites riding as secondary payloads.

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Photos: Soyuz / Meteor-M 2-1 Processing & Rollout to Vostochny Pad 1S

The second Soyuz rocket to launch from the new Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia’s far east completes assembly and receives its payload comprising the Meteor-M 2-1 weather satellite and 18 small satellites riding as secondary payloads.

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