“Roskosmos” posted a video of the first launch from the Baikonur East – RBC

In the Internet published the video launch rocket “Soyuz-2.1a” from the cosmodrome East. On his page on a YouTube video posted corporation “Roscosmos».

Video: YouTube / TV Roskosmos

in the video seen the final preparations for the launch of a rocket. At 3:15 into the rocket begins its start. At 12:15 minutes it shows that the three spacecraft displayed on the target orbit.

Launch vehicle “Soyuz-2.1a” with devices “Lomonosov”, “Aist-2D” and SamSat-218 was launched at 05:01 MSK on April 28. Department head of the unit with clearance “Volga” from the third stage of the rocket was about nine minutes after that.

Department of spacecraft “Mikhail Lomonosov”, “Aist-2D” and SamSat-2018 ended at 7:07 MSK. Estimated impact area the spent first-stage booster rocket – Amur region, fairing and second stage rockets – in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia). Sign in Earth’s atmosphere block removal “Volga” is scheduled for 11:54 MSK, and unburned fragments fall into the ocean -. At 12:05 MSK

The device “Mikhailo Lomonosov” is needed to study the transit of light phenomena top of the atmosphere Earth and radiation characteristics of the Earth’s magnetosphere. “Aist-2D” designed for remote sensing of the planet. Nanosatellite SamSat-218, which will be placed on board, “Stork-2D”, designed for working small spacecraft control technology.

After launching missiles, Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated “Roskosmos” and the builders of Baikonur with the successful launch of the carrier rocket. The Head of State praised the level of the rocket launch as high. At the same time, commenting on the transfer of launch, Putin noted that the automatic “even a little bit to be safe decided to hold training again”, but stressed that “the worst of this no more»

«You know, they say. To confirm the quality of the pudding, you have to eat it. In order to confirm the readiness of the cosmodrome to work, it is necessary to carry out the first launch. And you did it. I congratulate you! “, – Said the President of Russia

Initially, the rocket launch scheduled for April 27 at 5:01.. However, a minute before the start of the launch was canceled. The incident was explained a problem with one of the rocket appliances. General Director of “Roscosmos” Igor Komarov later reported that the problem areas have been contained.