#Luna27, the planned Russian lunar lander, will be launched from Vostochny cosmodrome on #Angara rocket, while lunar polar orbiter #Luna26 will be launched on #Soyuz2, said Dmitry Rogozin. The launches of these missions are scheduled for 2024-2025. https://tass.ru/kosmos/12716599
The test and control station for #Angara 1.2 rockets is being put into operation at the Polyot Production Center in Omsk, reports Roscosmos. It will be used to check the onboard equipment, systems and cables. The work is scheduled to be completed in March. https://t.me/roscosmos_gk/2876
The first launch of #Angara 1.2 from Vostochny in December 2023 will be with a real payload, Roscosmos said in their Telegram channel. It will be #Aist2T stereoscopic imagery satellite. https://t.me/roscosmos_gk/5292
The new assembly stand for #Angara rockets is waiting for testing on Vostochny cosmodrome. It’s a revolver-type device, similar to the one used on Baikonur for Protons.
Roscosmos shared new photos of #Angara launch complex on #Vostochny. After the launch of Angara A5 in April, the cable filling tower was equipped with a crewed spacecraft maintenance complex, which consists of a crew boarding gallery, an airlock vestibule and a clear compartment. They say, the crewed spacecraft maintenance complex already passed all the checks the operability of all systems, sensors and assemblies and is waiting for the first crewed launch from Vostochny. The original article with more photos is here: https://roscosmos.ru/40994/