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Russia launches military satellite

Posted: Sun, Sep 1, 2019, 9:24 AM ET (1324 GMT)
A Rockot vehicle launched a small satellite for Russia's military Friday. The Rockot lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia at 10:00 am EDT (1400 GMT) carrying the Geo-IK-2 No.13L satellite, placing it into low Earth orbit. The satellite will collect data on the Earth's gravitational field for use in refining models of it employed by missiles and other military systems. Russian military officials said the no longer plan to use the Rockot, a converted ballistic missile, although Roscosmos plans at least one more launch of the vehicle.

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