Soyuz-2.1b Rocket With Weather Satellite Launched From Vostochny Cosmodrome

VOSTOCHNY COSMODROME, Russia (Sputnik) - A Soyuz-2.1b rocket with a Fregat upper stage carrying the Meteor-M hydrometeorological satellite, 17 Russian and one Iranian small satellites took off during the first launch from the Vostochny cosmodrome in 2024, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Thursday.