SPECIALISTS OF THE SPACE CENTER “EASTERN” (the branch of the center of exploitation of objects of ground-based space infrastructure is part of the state corporation “Roskosmos”) began to implement the tasks on the schedule of 2022 at once on several sites of the Russian cosmodrome in the Amur region.
On the starting complex for launch vehicles of the Soyuz-2 family, an active preparation for the annual maintenance planned for the first half of 2022 has begun. Roskosmos specialists are preparing measuring instruments for verification, within which pressure gauges, thermometers, voltmeters and other funds will be removed from workplaces and will check their readiness for further measurements.
On the technical complex, work continues on the installation of the hull of the vacuum plant for testing the aerial spacecraft “Orel”. Specialists of contracting organizations under the guidance of the Cenni perform the cleaning of the inner surface of the vacuum installation cover and carry out the installation of the rail tracks.
Recall, the vacuum installation is designed to provide testing of the tightness of the aggregates, systems and compartments of spacecraft and manned transport ships. Its diameter is 9 meters, and the weight is more than 130 tons.