Roscosmos is preparing two launches from the Baikonur and Vostochny cosmodromes at once

Roscosmos is preparing two space launches: at Baikonur they completed the assembly of the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle, and at Vostochny they prepared a launch complex for testing Angara-A5.

At the Baikonur Cosmodrome, the general assembly of the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle with the Resurs-P Earth remote sensing spacecraft No. 4 was completed. The State Commission accepted the rocket and authorized its removal and installation at the launch complex of the 31st pad. This will happen on March 29th. The rocket launch itself is scheduled for March 31, 2024.

The rocket will launch the Resurs-P No. 4 spacecraft into orbit. The satellite is designed for highly detailed wide-area and hyperspectral optical-electronic observation of the Earth's surface. It will search for minerals, explore natural resources, monitor the environment, as well as monitor emergencies, create and update topographic and navigation maps.

At the same time, Rostec announced the completion of work on a new launch complex for testing the Angara-A5 heavy-duty launch vehicle at the Vostochny cosmodrome. The comprehensive tests carried out showed that the launch complex was ready to launch a rocket; everything worked as usual.

Specialists laid more than 1 million meters of cable lines, installed about 1,5 thousand items of various equipment and equipment, installed complex metal structures and systems

- the message says Rostec.

Heavy class launch vehicle "Angara-A5" for the first stories The launch from this space site has already been assembled, the launch is scheduled for April, in the first ten days of the month.

Comments

[Thrifty]

I hope that the Angara, not a mock-up, but a real useful product, will be launched into orbit!

[Piramidon]

Quote: Thrifty

I hope that the Angara, not a mock-up, but a real useful product, will be launched into orbit!

Test flight with an expensive satellite? It is unlikely. If only some simple signal source will be launched.

[Infinity]

Quote: Piramidon

Test flight with an expensive satellite? It is unlikely.

Well, how can I tell you... In 10 years it was launched 3 times (2014, 2020, 2021), and all 3 launches were with payload mock-ups. And 4, as I understand it, will also have a layout.

[Piramidon]

Quote: Infinity

And 4, as I understand it, will also have a layout.

If this is another test flight, then most likely the mock-up will fly again.

[kind]

It will search for minerals, explore natural resources, monitor the environment, as well as monitor emergencies, create and update topographic and navigation maps.

He would burn more enemies, there would be no price for him!

[Boycott]

I would burn more enemies

It won’t be able to burn, of course, but it’s easy to see them “multispectrally”.

[mc1aren]

Quote: Thrifty

I hope that the Angara, not a mock-up, but a real useful product, will be launched into orbit!

They didn’t deliver the mock-up last time, and now you think they’ll risk something?...

[Ross xnumx]

Every time I get a bad feeling when they start talking about something that didn’t happen.
No one needs to know anything about preparation. This is unnecessary. Launch made and ALL!!!

[NakedMan]

It’s unlikely that this could be done completely secretly, but I thought that while the rocket was at the launch site for more than a day, someone might have ideas on how to mess it up.

[aszzz888]

and at Vostochny they prepared a launch complex for testing the Angara-A5. The Angara-A5 heavy-class launch vehicle has already been assembled for the first ever launch from this space site, The launch is scheduled for April, in the first ten days of the month.

We are waiting with excitement. I won't guess anything.