On the Baikonur cosmodrome began training the starting complex “East” site No. 31 to the launch of the Transport Cargo Ship “Progress MS-18”. On the morning of September 11, on building a joint calculation of the South Space Center (branch of the center of exploitation of land-based space infrastructure, it is included in the state corporation “Roskosmos”) tasks were delivered to prepare starting equipment and systems.
At the moment, in accordance with the open schedule of work, an external inspection of columns and a service cabin, as well as a transport and installation unit, is performed. Checks undergo terrestrial equipment for preparing the carrier missile, spacecraft and telemetry measurement systems.
Technological measures are implemented taking into account all adopted sanitary and epidemiological measures to prevent and restrict the spread of a new coronavirus infection.
Running the MS-18 Progress Cargo Ship is scheduled for October 28, 2021 from the starting complex “East” of the Baikonur cosmodrome.