In order to provide communication and internet service to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Cosmos-2551 satellite was sent into space by the Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) from the Plesetsk Space Base in the Arkhangelsk region, Russia. The satellite, sent with the Soyuz-2.1v carrier rocket, settled into orbit in the morning without any trouble. The first tests of Cosmos-2551 have begun, and so far it has given successful signals.