July 22, 2013
Categories: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Russia, Satellites, Soyuz
Three Soyuz Boosters were Delivered to Baikonur

3 Soyuz boosters were delivered to Baikonur from Samara on July 19. The train was transferred to the launchpad 112 where the boosters will be stored, – the source reported.

Soyuz-U booster for Egyptian EgyptSat-2 satellite launch (the date is not determined yet), Soyuz FG booster for Soyuz TMA-11M manned spacecraft launch(planned for November 7) and Soyuz 2-1B booster for Russian Resource-P satellite launch (planned for mid-2014), – INTERFAX reports.

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