Russia has launched a military satellite whose appointment is kept secret (video)

The Russian Federation does not apply about what tasks they facing the apparatus, but earlier in "Roscosmos" stated that they would focus on the probing of land and communication for the military. In the morning, on November 2, from the spacedrome Plesetsk in the Arkhangelsk region started the Middle Class "Soyuz-2. 1B" rocket launcher with a military satellite, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

The department noted that the space apparatus "Space-2563" went into the target orbit during the estimated time and was accepted for the control of land means of space troops. The apparatus has a stable telemetry connection, it is argued that all onboard systems operate in regular mode.

The military was not informed about the appointment of the satellite, but in the summer at the State corporation "Roscosmos" stated that now the enterprise will focus on the performance of military tasks: remote probing of land and communication. To do this, Roscosmos postponed all scientific projects, including the creation of a high -wealth of missile and the preparation of a mission for a month.

On May 19, the Ministry of Defense of Russia in the same formulations announced the withdrawal into orbit with the help of the missile "Soyuz-2. 1a" space apparatus "Space-2556". Then the Space Intelligence project reported that the military launched a satellite of optical-electronic reconnaissance "Bars-M". It is a digital cartograph that is intended for the transmission of high resolution of the earth's surface, especially for military cartography.