Specialists of the Vostochny Space Center (a branch of the Center for Operation of Ground-Based Space Infrastructure Facilities at the Vostochny Cosmodrome, part of the Roscosmos State Corporation), using a transborder gallery, transported the space warhead assembled the day before to the assembly and test building of the launch vehicle. It includes the Fregat upper stage and spacecraft from the OneWeb satellite company installed on the transition farm.
In accordance with the complex training schedule, a joint team of specialists did the docking of the warhead with the third stage of the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle in the assembly hall of the Vostochny cosmodrome. The “package” (the first and second stages of the carrier) was transferred to the transport and installation unit. In the coming days, the general assembly of the space rocket will take place, which is the final operation before being transported to the launch complex.
The launch of a new batch of 36 OneWeb spacecraft is scheduled for March 25, 2021. It will become the second fully commercial one from the Vostochny cosmodrome.