Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle launched from Vostochny Cosmodrome At 4:16 AM Moscow, the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle, manufactured by the Rocket and Space Center (part of the state Roscosmos Corporation), launched from Vostochny Cosmoe carrying KOEN (MT-LAB) and Kinosnik (NIXUT). This is the first subsidized launch of private satellites under the national "Cosmos" project. The KOEN spacecraft and Kinosputnik will image the Earth's surface in ultra-high resolution, which will help solve practical problems ranging from monitoring land use and detecting illegal construction to monitoring natural hazards and addressing environmental problems.

Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle launched from Vostochny Cosmodrome At 4:16 AM Moscow, the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle, manufactured by the Rocket and Space Center (part of the state Roscosmos Corporation), launched from Vostochny Cosmoe carrying KOEN (MT-LAB) and Kinosnik (NIXUT). This is the first subsidized launch of private satellites under the national "Cosmos" project. The KOEN spacecraft and Kinosputnik will image the Earth's surface in ultra-high resolution, which will help solve practical problems ranging from monitoring land use and detecting illegal construction to monitoring natural hazards and addressing environmental problems.