In total, four launches took place in 2021
MOSCOW, July 2. /TASS/. The Vostochny cosmodrome in the Amur Region has set a record for the number of rocket launches in a year, twice exceeding the figure of 2018, according to TASS calculations.
So, in 2018, the maximum number of launches of Soyuz-2 launch vehicles per year was carried out for the cosmodrome-two. In May 2021, during the third start of the year, this record was broken for the first time, and on July 1 - for the second time. In total, four launches took place in 2021 - on March 25, April 26, May 28 and July 1.
The Soyuz-2.1 b rocket launched on Thursday from the Vostochny cosmodrome at 15: 48 Moscow time. Together with the Fregat upper stage, it launched 36 British OneWeb communications satellites into orbit. As a result, the number of the group's spacecraft in orbit has increased to 254. This launch was the tenth in the history of the Vostochny cosmodrome.
Vostochny Cosmodrome is the first Russian civilian cosmodrome. Its first stage includes a launch complex for medium-sized missiles of the Soyuz-2 series, as well as a technical complex for carriers of this type. The second stage of the construction of the cosmodrome involves the construction of a launch table for Angara-A5 launch vehicles and related infrastructure. The excavation of the pit for the launch complex began in June 2019. The first launch of the Angara is scheduled for December 15, 2023.
