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'Space jellyfish' appears in the sky over Komi after the launch of a Soyuz-2.1b from Plesetsk

Residents of Syktyvkar filmed a huge glowing trail resembling a jellyfish in the night sky. The phenomenon appeared after the launch of a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket from the Plesetsk cosmodrome, which placed a spacecraft into orbit for the Defense Ministry. Similar 'jellyfish' were already observed in September over Russia and in late October over China.

Otabek Yusupov
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World

Russia launched a Soyuz-2.1b with a military spacecraft from Plesetsk

On November 7, 2026, the Space Forces of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket launch from the Plesetsk cosmodrome. The Ministry of Defense confirmed the successful liftoff and the placement of the spacecraft into the target orbit, but did not disclose its purpose or characteristics.

Aziz Karimov
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