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Kazakhstan|science|November 18, 2014 / 11:48 AM
Russia's Vostochny cosmodrome to make first launches late 2015

AKIPRESS.COM - 0fa26beef54d930f7955011dc0000d69The first launch from the Vostochny space center is planned for late 2015, according to schedule, Russian Vice-Premier Dmitry Rogozin told TASS.

During a meeting with Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev and other vice-premiers, Rogozin said a rocket with space satellites would be delivered to the launch site in mid-2015.

“The carrier rocket Soyuz is ready, as well as the Lomonosov and Aist space vehicles, which are planned to be launched in December next year. They will be delivered to the cosmodrome in the middle of next year to make preparations for the flight,” Rogozin said.

Rogozin, who recently returned from the construction site, reported to the premier that the main conditions for assembling work in winter were created in Vostochny.

The concrete construction work on the first launch pad is planned to be completed on December 25, he said, adding he planned to inspect the construction site in late December and report how the work was done to the premier.

The Vostochny space center is under construction in the Amur region at the city of Uglegorsk, Russia’s Far East. The space port will occupy 700 sq km. It will be the first national civil-purpose cosmodrome to ensure independent access for Russia to space.

So far, Russia launches manned spacecraft from Baikonur built in Kazakhstan in Soviet times.  

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