Photo Story – Soyuz-2.1a rocket launch in Kazakhstan

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A handout photo made available by the press service of the Russian State Space Corporation ROSCOSMOS shows the Russian Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket with the Fregat upper stage, the South Korean satellite CAS500-1 and 37 satellites from various countries onboard on the launch pad ahead of its launch at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, 22 March 2021.

VIA EPA-EFE/ROSCOSMOS PRESS SERVICE

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