In the installation and test case of the Eastern joint settlement of specialists of subsidiaries of the state corporation Roscosmos – Space Center “East” (branch of the center of exploitation of land space infrastructure sites) and the Progress Rocket and Space Center – June 25, 2021 completed the overall assembly Space rockets Soyuz-2.1b / Frigate / OneWeb as part of Mission number 48.
In accordance with the pre-work schedule of work, the space head side is docked (overclocking block “Frigate” and ONEWB spacecraft under the fairing) and a third stage with a “package” (the first and second stage) of the carrier. At the end of the docking, the electrical connections are assembled and the thermostatting pipelines are mounted. Currently, the space for space is installed on the installation unit before exporting to the starting complex.
Start of the “Soyuz-2.1b” launch vehicle with an overclocking unit “Frigate” and the Party 36 of the OneWeb spacecraft is scheduled for July 1, 2021 and will become the fifth commercial from the Eastern Cosmodity. The launch will be held in the framework of the contracts of the company “Glavkosmos” (a subsidiary of the Roskosmos State Corporation) with the European Provider of Arianespace Startup Services (Operator of the ONEB spacecraft using the Soyuz Wearer) and Starsem.