Soyuz-2 GRAU index 14A14 is a modernized version of the Soviet Soyuz rocketIn its basic form it is a three-stage launch vehicle for placing payloads into low Earth orbitCompared to the previous versions of the Soyuz the first-stage boosters and two core stages feature uprated engines with improved injection systems. A Russian rocket stage deployed two television and internet relay satellites into a high-altitude orbit 18 hours after liftoff Monday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard a Proton rocket.
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