Russia successfully launches missile carrying 36 satellites into space

SANAA, Dec. 19 (YPA) – Russia successfully launched its carrier rocket (Soyuz-2.1B), on Friday, with 36 satellites from the United Kingdom-based One-Web company.
“The missile launched from the Vostochny space base in the Far East of the country at 3:26 pm Moscow time (12:26 GMT),” Russian news agencies quoted the Russian Space Agency in a statement.
The Agency added: The upper stage, which includes the satellites, separated from the third stage of the missile naturally.
“Today’s launch will be the first fully commercial launch from the Vostochny space base,” the agency noted.