Launch Complex East was annual maintenance

Experts Space Center “East” (a branch operation of the Center for Ground-Based Space Infrastructure, part of the state corporation “Roscosmos”) completed the annual maintenance of the equipment at the launch complex of the cosmodrome East.

In accordance with the schedule of the TRP complex was checked and serviced system 52, including a system warranty supply production system and storage of compressed gases, transport and installation unit and the mobile service tower.

Conducting Annual maintenance on the systems starting and transport equipment is very important – it is on the serviceability of these systems depends on the work with the product: installation and verticalization space rocket. In addition, many systems must be maintained in the short term. For example, the output of the gas supply system operation is allowed a maximum of one week. Just to hold the TRP at the launch complex laid about two months.

The main objective of the annual maintenance – maintenance of systems ready for use as intended. The final stage of the TRP considered to be the drafting of the act of readiness of the launch complex to work.

The annual maintenance work is mandatory for all spaceports. This is one of the most important stages of the rocket and space technology lifecycle. Previous annual maintenance of process equipment Vostochny cosmodrome was carried out in August 2020.

/Media reports.