First launch from Vostochny planned for late 2015

GORKI, November 17. /TASS/. The first launch from the Vostochny space centre is planned for late 2015, according to schedule, Russian Vice-Premier Dmitry Rogozin said. During a meeting with Premier 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. Read more