The works, according to the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin, will become an element of the third stage of construction at the cosmodrome
MOSCOW, January 11. /TASS/. The construction of the launch pad for the Amur-LNG launch vehicle will be an element of the third stage of construction of the Vostochny cosmodrome. This was announced on Monday by the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin on his Facebook page.
"The task Cancam (TsENKI the Center for exploitation of ground space infrastructure - approx. TASS) is set to develop an extremely simple and cheap launch for Amur. Of course, it will become an element of the third stage, " Rogozin said on Facebook when asked by a user whether Amur-LNG will have a separate launch and what the configuration of the third stage of the Eastern one looks like now.
According to the head of Roscosmos, it is unlikely that the launch table will be built by reworking the "Soyuz launches", because"it is easier to build in a new place than to redo something."
Roscosmos and the Progress Rocket and Space Center signed a contract in October last year to develop a preliminary design of a space rocket complex with the first Russian reusable methane-powered rocket, Amur. The rocket will receive a returnable first stage and will be launched from the Vostochny cosmodrome in the Amur Region.
The first stage of the Vostochny cosmodrome includes a launch complex for medium-sized rockets of the Soyuz-2 series, as well as a technical complex for carriers of this type. Five launches have already been carried out using the infrastructure built in the amount of the launch minimum.
The second stage of construction of the cosmodrome involves the construction of a launch pad for Angara-A5 rockets and the corresponding infrastructure. Excavation of the pit for the launch complex began in June 2019. It is expected that the construction of the second stage will be completed at the end of 2022. The first launch of Angara with the Orel manned spacecraft without a crew is scheduled for December 15, 2023.
