The first moments of burning fuel during the launch of the "Soyuz-2" filmed on camera

Photographer Ivan Tymoshenko with the help of a high-speed camera shot the first moments of fuel burning during the launch of the Soyuz-2 rocket, the press service of Roscosmos reports.

Before the start, the commands “Ignition”, “Preliminary”, “Intermediate”, “Main” and “Rise” are consistently served, after which the ignition and thrust set of the rocket engines occur.

The footage shows how the fuel begins to burn first in the chambers of the side blocks of the rocket, then in the central unit.

“Extreme temperatures of gas flows and destructive acoustic vibration – to survive this powerful thermal impact directly under the rocket camera was able only thanks to such protection”, – stated in the message.

After launch, the protective box melted and became unsuitable for further use.

Earlier from the Plesetsk cosmodrome launched a carrier rocket "Soyuz-2.1b" with a spacecraft. It was taken to the target orbit and transferred to the control of the Space Forces.