At the Baikonur East held a dress rehearsal for the future launch of the carrier rocket. We carried out the so-called “dry removal” missiles, but without refueling.
As Roscosmos announced comprehensive tests at the Baikonur launch complex “East” were successful. After the test the carrier rocket “Soyuz-2.1a” has been removed from the starting system and returned to the assembly-test case for further work, including – for the assembly of the space head part of a spacecraft “Lomonosov”, “Aist-2D” and “Contact-nano-satellite”.
According to the experts, “dry removal” is necessary for the fitting of mechanical components and the launch complex systems. “That then, when we next go have a real spacecraft to combat work, with dressing and starting we had fewer issues. Of course, that’s the meaning of the test everything to be exactly the same or nearly the same as will present at the start, “- quoted deputy general designer of RCC” Progress “Dmitry Baranov,” BBC News “.
In the future, the decision to roll out the launch vehicle to the launch pad for final preparation and determination of the start date to “East” will be accepted by the state commission for positive test results at the processing facility, as well as the absence of the safety notes .
Recall that the construction of the cosmodrome Vostochny in the Amur region began in 2012. He will become the first national cosmodrome of civilian, will provide Russia independent access to space. The first launch from the Baikonur has been scheduled for 25 December 2015, but it later moved to 2016.
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