Waspie_Dwarf Posted September 24, 2013 #1 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Russia Plans Next Rokot Launch in November MOSCOW, September 23 (RIA Novosti) – Russia is planning to launch a light-class Rokot carrier rocket with three research satellites from the Plesetsk space center in November, the Defense Ministry said Monday.“The Plesetsk center has started preparations for the launch of three Swarm satellites designed for the study of the Earth’s magnetic field,” Defense Ministry spokesman Col. Dmitry Zenin said. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted September 25, 2013 #2 Share Posted September 25, 2013 I had to read the article to see if the rocket is really called Roket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted September 25, 2013 Author #3 Share Posted September 25, 2013 (edited) I had to read the article to see if the rocket is really called Roket. It's not. It's called Rokot. Рокот is Russian for a boom or rumble. Edited September 25, 2013 by Waspie_Dwarf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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