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Presidential Executive Office2023
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Tour of Vostochny Cosmodrome

Vladimir Putin visited Vostochny Cosmodrome where he reviewed progress towards the construction of its second stage.

September 3, 2021
20:40
Vostochny Cosmodrome, Amur Region
With General Director of the Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities Dmitry Rogozin during a visit to Vostochny Space Launch Centre.
During a visit to Vostochny Space Launch Centre.
General Director of the Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities Dmitry Rogozin gives comments during a visit to Vostochny Space Launch Centre.
General Director of the Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities Dmitry Rogozin gives comments during a visit to Vostochny Space Launch Centre.
General Director of the Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities Dmitry Rogozin gives comments during a visit to Vostochny Space Launch Centre.

The President toured the operations control room and the construction site of the launch complex for Angara-class heavy-lift rockets.

The President was accompanied by Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District Yury Trutnev Trutnev Yury Trutnev YuryDeputy Prime Minister – Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District , Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin Khusnullin Marat Khusnullin MaratDeputy Prime Minister , Amur Region Governor Vasily Orlov Orlov Vasily Orlov VasilyGovernor of the Amur Region and General Director of the Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities Dmitry Rogozin Rogozin Dmitry Rogozin Dmitry .

Vostochny, the first Russian civilian cosmodrome, is located outside of the city of Tsiolkovsky in the Amur Region. The President signed the executive order establishing the cosmodrome in 2007.

The construction works comprise two stages. During the first stage, in 2012–2016, a universal launch complex was erected for Soyuz-2 series boosters. The second stage involves the construction of the launch pad for Angara 5A boosters as well as accompanying infrastructure. The first Angara launch is scheduled for 2023.

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Publication date: September 3, 2021, 20:40

Direct link: en.kremlin.ru/d/66598

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