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The first launch this year of a Roscosmos Soyuz 2-1b rocket from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia went off without a hitch. Yes, even despite a bolt of lightning that struck the booster as it made its ascent. 今年俄罗斯联盟2-1b运载火箭从俄罗斯普列谢茨克航天发射基地的首次发射非常顺利。的确非常顺利，尽管它在升空过程中被一道闪电击中了助推器。 At 06:23 UTC on Monday 27 May, the rocket lifted off to deliver a Glonass-M navigation satellite into orbit. 5月27日周一国际标准时间6时23分，该火箭升空将格洛纳斯-M导航卫星送入轨道。 Just a few seconds later, lightning struck - as seen in a video posted to T-witter by Roscosmos director Dmitry Rogozin. 仅几秒后，火箭就被闪电击中，俄罗斯联邦航天局局长Dmitry Rogozin在推特上发布了这一事故的视频。 "Lightning is not an obstacle to you," he said as he congratulated the flight team. 他对航天团队表示祝贺时说：“闪电并不能阻碍你们。” But it didn't even slow the rocket down. It continued on its 3.5-hour journey to low-Earth orbit, where it delivered its payload on schedule. The satellite, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense, was absolutely fine. 闪电甚至都没有使火箭减速，火箭继续飞往近地轨道的3.5小时行程，将按照预定时间与卫星分离。据俄罗斯国防部消息，卫星情况良好。 | 
