ET this morning,accordingto Russian space agency Roscosmos.

The mission went as planned, with the Angara A5 successfully delivering a test payload to low Earth orbit.

The heavy-lift rocket, first launched in December 2014, has now flown on four occasions.

The Angara-A5 rocket lifting off from the Vostochny cosmodrome in Amur Oblast, Russia, April 11, 2024.

The Angara-A5 rocket lifting off from the Vostochny cosmodrome in Amur Oblast, Russia, April 11, 2024.Photo: Sergey Bobylev (AP)

Todays launch was Russias third attempt at flying this particular rocket.

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