According to the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin, the launch table for the Angara rocket on Vostochny has been successfully assembled. The first launch of this type of carrier from the cosmodrome was scheduled for 2023.
The head of the space department wrote about the assembly of the launch table for the Angara on his Twitter page. He reported on the installation of all elements of the launch table.
Digging a pit for the complex began in the summer of 2019. The construction of the second stage will be completed next year, and the first launch of the Angara from the new cosmodrome is scheduled for 2023. It should be noted that a total of ten starts have been held from the East for the entire time.
All elements of the launch table of the launch complex "Angara" at the Vostochny cosmodrome are assembled. pic.twitter.com/cQBoAvHKsy- ROGOZIN (@Rogozin) October 28, 2021
In 2023, the Angara-A5 launch vehicle is to launch a full-size mock-up of a new—generation manned spacecraft, the Eagle (formerly the Federation). As the head of the space agency noted, the tests of the device can stretch, but this will not affect its first flight tests.
To date, the Angara-A5 carrier has performed only two launches: in 2014 and 2020, from the Plesetsk cosmodrome. From there, they will launch the Angara in the next few times. According to the plans, one launch of the launch vehicle from Plesetsk is scheduled for 2021, and two more for next year.
