The Soyuz launches for scientific and exploratory purposes are usually announced by Russia's Roscosmos space agency. The Plesetsk Cosmodrome is used for launching vehicles with military satellites.

The Soyuz-5 is an advanced Russian medium-class carrier rocket, which is being developed to deliver automatic spacecraft to near-Earth orbits SAMARA, October 2. /TASS/. Russia’s advanced Soyuz-5 ...

March 3 (Reuters) - Russian Aerospace Forces, part of the country's armed forces, launched a Soyuz rocket carrying a spacecraft for defence purposes, the state RIA news agency reported early on ...

Russia Launches Soyuz Rocket With Spacecraft for Defence Purposes, RIA Reports (Reuters) - Russian Aerospace Forces, part of the country's armed forces, launched a Soyuz rocket carrying a ...