Soyuz rocket with Progress cargo ship installed at the Baikonur launch complex

Baikonur. February 12. KazTAG - The Soyuz-2.1a rocket with the Progress MS-26 cargo transport ship was installed at the launch complex of site 31 of the cosmodrome.
“The Soyuz-2.1a rocket with the Progress MS-26 cargo ship this morning at 7.30 local time was taken out along the cosmodrome’s railway line from assembly and testing building 40 and installed in launcher No. 6 of pad 31 in a vertical position,” said a source at the cosmodrome.
After the maintenance farms were assembled, specialists from Russian rocket and space industry enterprises began work on the program for the first launch day.
“Within three days, the cosmodrome specialists will conduct final checks of the launch complex and launch vehicle systems,” said the source.
The launch of the Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle with the Progress MS-26 cargo ship is scheduled for February 15 at 9.25.06 Astana time.

Photo source: picture from an open source


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