On the cosmodrome Eastern specialists of the Eastern Space Center (branch of the center of exploitation of landflowing infrastructure) and the Progress Rocket and Space Center (including Roskosmos State Corporation) in accordance with the discharge schedule of the components of the carrier missiles completed the mechanical cycle Assembly “Package” (the first and second stage) of the Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket. “Package” will be translated into storage mode before starting campaign.
In parallel, in the technical complex, the joint calculation of representatives of the rocket and space industry enterprises began working on the opening of containers with the blocks of the second-rocket carrier “Soyuz-2.1B”, removal of the hemukorovka from blocks and preparation for translation into storage mode.
Special railway composition with the blocks of two “Soyuz-2.1b” carrier missiles arrived on the night of October 15-16, 2021 on the eastern cosmodrome. Specialists of the Space Center “Eastern” met the composition, after which it was transported to the launch vehicle assembly and test case.