East is preparing for July launch

On the eastern parallel, there is intensive preparation of the July launch. Thus, specialists of subsidiaries of the state corporation “Roskosmos” – the Space Center “East” (branch of the center of exploitation of objects of ground-based space infrastructure) and the Scientific and Production Association of the name of S.A. Lavochkina – on the cosmodrome transported an overclocking unit “Frigate” from the assembly and test case of the carrier rocket at the filling-neutralization station.

These works are performed as part of the launch of the fifth batch of 36 ONEWEB spacecraft from the East spacecraft scheduled for July 2021. In the near future, Roskosmos specialists will begin to refuel the accelerated block with fuel components and compressed gases. In accordance with the work schedule for the refueling “Frigate” will be held until June 18, 2021.

Run will be held in the framework of the contracts of the company “Glavkosmos” (a subsidiary of the Roskosmos State Corporation) with the European Arianespace Startup Supplier (Operator of the OneWeb Space Actors using the Soyuz-2) carrier missile) and Starsem will become the fifth Fully commercial with eastern cosmodrome.

/Media reports.