In particular, the launch of the Russian-European ExoMars mission and the completion of the construction of the National Space Center are expected next year
MOSCOW, March 6. /TASS/. About 10 launches of the British OneWeb communication satellites on Soyuz rockets, the launch of the multifunctional laboratory module "Science", the resumption of the lunar program and other launches are planned this year. This was announced on Saturday by the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
"2021 - the launch of the MLM (multifunctional laboratory module "Science") and the Node module to the ISS, the launch of the "Luna-25" with the European Pilot-D, the launch of 2 launch vehicles (launch vehicles) "Angara", the launch of the "Soyuz" with space tourists, about 10 launches of OneWeb each with 36 spacecraft (and this is not counting federal and other commercial launches, as well as launches under the manned program), " Rogozin said.
Next year, the head of Roscosmos recalled, it is expected to launch the Russian-European ExoMars mission and complete the construction of the National Space Center, where 20 thousand engineers will work.
In 2023, according to Rogozin, the flight tests of the Angara rocket will start from the launch pad at the Vostochny cosmodrome, the Soyuz-5 launch vehicle, the new manned ship Eagle, and it is also planned to put into operation the serial production of the Angara rocket in Omsk.
"2024-the launch of the NEM (scientific and energy module) to the ISS, the launch of the PPTK (promising manned transport vehicle) "Eagle" with docking with the ISS, the start of hot tests of new methane engines in the KBHA, the launch of the orbital "Luna-26", - added Rogozin.
Further studies of the Moon will continue with the help of the heavy landing research vehicle "Luna-27". Its launch is scheduled for 2025. In the same year, the ship "Eagle" will fly for the first time with a crew.
"And this is in a large cell, to which we should add the deployment of work on a super - heavy missile, the beginning of flight tests of the heavy intercontinental ballistic missile Sarmat and the deployment of its combat infrastructure, the launch of the Sphere program, the beginning of flight tests of the Amur rocket with a reusable return stage, tests of hydrogen engines," Rogozin said.
Already in 2028, Roscosmos plans to send astronauts to fly around the moon. Among the scientific tasks - the launch of a mission to Venus in 2029, as well as the launch of "Spectrum-UV" and "Spectrum-M".