Russia on Monday put 38 overseas satellites into orbit after a succesful launch from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan following delays because of technical points.
Video revealed by the Russian house company Roscosmos confirmed its Soyuz rocket launching towards gray and cloudy skies at 0607 GMT.
“The Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket with the Fregat upper stage and 38 spacecraft from 18 countries took off from the Baikonur cosmodrome,” Roscosmos stated on its Twitter account.
Later Monday, Roscosmos stated in an announcement that the rocket had efficiently positioned into orbit the 38 satellites from greater than a dozen countries, together with (*38*) Korea, Japan, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Italy and Brazil.
Among them was the Challenge-1, the primary satellite tv for pc made fully in (*18*), which was created by the Telnet telecommunications group.
The launch was twice postponed from Saturday after a surge in voltage was detected.
Since the autumn of the Soviet Union, the Russian house sector has lagged behind worldwide rivals, suffering from corruption scandals and technological stagnation.
In 2018, a Soyuz rocket carrying a Russian cosmonaut and a NASA astronaut failed mid-flight, forcing the crew to hold out an emergency touchdown. Both survived with out accidents.
