The first launch from the Vostochny cosmodrome is scheduled for April 27 – Amurskaya Pravda

« State Committee, having considered the results of comprehensive tests of the launch complex Vostochny cosmodrome and the preparation of the carrier rocket “Soyuz 2.1a”, decided on the appointment of the first launch April 27, 2016 at 5:01 Moscow time, – “Interfax” quotes the official report of the state corporation

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21-25 March 2016 held a “dry removal” of the launch vehicle (LV) (comprehensive test launch facility Baikonur East). Hitting the IBO (mobile service tower) have been carried out, the assembly circuits test systems launch facility and rocket, electrical testing systems, pH and removal unit “Volga”. All systems worked nominally.

 
 

In addition, the test was conducted on EMC systems on board the launch vehicle and the launch complex systems, tests on the dregs of cable-filling of the mast and the upper cable-mast. Also produced by the test launch complex filling systems with simulated refueling tank rocket propellant components.

 
 

Then the “Soyuz-2″ has been removed from the launch pad and delivered in the assembly and test complex of the carrier rocket for launch preparation and assembly of the space head part of the rocket with the spacecraft “Lomonosov”, “Aist-2D” and “Contact -nanosputnik. “

 
 

The construction of Vostochny cosmodrome in the Amur region began in 2010 on an area of ​​about 700 square kilometers. The first launch of a new cosmodrome scheduled to be held in December 2015. In mid-October 2015, President Vladimir Putin proposed to move the start of the next year. Carrier rocket “Soyuz-2.1a” should be put into orbit spacecraft “Aist-2D” and “Mikhail Lomonosov”, as well as nano-satellite SamSat-218.

 
 

On the Vostochny cosmodrome is expected, five spacecraft will be launched in the first phase of the lunar program. “All five spacecraft in the first phase of” Lunar Program “,” Luna-Glob “,” Luna-Resurs-1 “,” Luna-Resurs-2 “,” Luna-Grunt “is scheduled for launch from the Baikonur East,” – previously reported “Interfax” a source in the space industry.

 
 

By 2021, it plans to launch a manned spacecraft and unmanned in 2023 – the launch of the spacecraft with the crew. The primary task of the new complex -snizit load on the Baikonur Cosmodrome, but not replace it completely, at least until the end of the lease period of the last – in 2050

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