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[i]The ministry said the launch took place at 16:30 Moscow time (12:30 GMT). The rocket put into designated orbit a small research satellite built by students and young scientists. The new rocket, dubbed the Soyuz-2.1v, [features] a completely reworked first stage powered by a NK-33 (14D15) rocket engine built by the NK Engines Company in the Russian city of Samara. The rocket lacks the characteristic four boosters that Soyuz and its ancestors have had since the R-7 missile that launched Sputnik in 1957.[/i]
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