April 5, 2016
Categories: Roscosmos, Russia, Satellites, Science, Soyuz, Space, Vostochny Cosmodrome
The First Launch From Vostochny Planned for April 27

According to Roscosmos the first launch from Vostochny spaceport is scheduled for April 27, 2016.

The date was approved by State Commission meeting. Soyuz-2.1a booster will orbit Aist-2D space device, Lomonosov scientific satellite of Moscow State University and SamSat-218 nanosatellite.

Roscosmos specialists started preparing all spaceport, booster and space devices systems for the launch. The roll-out is planned for April 23, 2016.

The construction of Vostochy spaceport located in Amur region started in 2012. It will be the first national non-military spaceport providing Russian with independent access to space.

The first launch was planned for December 25 2015, but it was postponed due to the construction schedule delay.

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