At the "Vostochny" cosmodrome the joint team of specialists from the Vostochny Space Center and the "Progress" RSC (parts of Roscosmos State Corporation) in accordance with a schedule completed the package assembly cycle (1 and 2 stages) of the "Soyuz-2.1b" launch vehicle.

Specialists of the Vostochny Space Center together with the RSC "Progress"(parts of the Roscosmos State Corporation) on January 10, 2020, began preparing the components of "Soyuz-2.1b" launch vehicles.

A special train with "Soyuz-2.1a", "Soyuz-2.1b" rocket parts and a head fairing arrived at the Ledyanaya station near the Vostochny cosmodrome.

A "Soyuz-2.1b" rocket with "Meteor-M" № 2-2 meteorological satellite and 32 small satellites was launched from the Vostochny cosmodrome. The launch took place at 8:42 (Moscow time).

This morning, on July 2, 2019, the "Soyuz-2.1b" launch vehicle was rolled out from the technical to the launch complex of the Vostochny cosmodrome and installed in the launch pad. The launch of the "Soyuz-2.1b" launch vehicle with the "Fregat" upper stage, the Russian meteorological spacecraft "Meteor-M" № 2-2 and other associated satellites is scheduled at 08:41 (Moscow time) on July 5, 2019.

Today, on July 1, 2019, specialists from Roskosmos enterprises completed the general assembly of the "Soyuz-2.1b" rocket in the Assembly and Testing building of the Vostochny cosmodrome. The launch of the "Soyuz-2.1b" launch vehicle with the "Fregat" upper stage, the Russian meteorological spacecraft "Meteor-M" № 2-2 and other associated satellites is scheduled at 08:41 (Moscow time) on July 5, 2019.

Today, on June 28, 2019, specialists of Roscosmos enterprises, using a transborder gallery, transported the space head part, assembled the day before, to the Assembly and Testing facility of the launch vehicle. In the Assembly hall, the joint team of specialists in accordance with the complex schedule performed the assembly of the head part with the third stage of the carrier. Launch is scheduled for July 5, 2019.

At the "Vostochny" cosmodrome, the planned preparation for the upcoming launch continues. At the refueling station, the specialists of the "Vostochny" Space Center (“TSENKI” company branch) completed filling the upper stage “Fregat” with fuel components. The launch of the "Soyuz-2.1b" launch vehicle with the "Fregat" upper stage and the Russian "Meteor-M" № 2-2 meteorological satellite and the associated payload is scheduled for July 5, 2019.

At the Vostochny cosmodrome, specialists of Roscosmos enterprises - “TSENKI” and RSC "Progress" (members of Roscosmos State Corporation), in accordance with the preparation schedule, completed the mechanical assembly of the “package” (first and second stages) of the launch vehicle "Soyuz-2.1b." The launch is scheduled for the beginning of July 2019, the "Soyuz-2.1b" rocket will launch the "Meteor-M" № 2-2 spacecraft into orbit.

In accordance with the schedule, on June 1, 2019, specialists of the Vostochny Space Center (TSENKI company branch) and NPO Lavochkin (part of the Roscosmos State Corporation) at the Vostochny cosmodrome transported the "Fregat" upper stage from the Assembly and Testing building of the spacecrafts to the refueling station for refueling with fuel components and compressed gases. The "Soyuz-2.1b" launch vehicle will launch the "Meteor-M" № 2-2 spacecraft into orbit. This will be the fifth launch from the newest Russian cosmodrome.