The first launch of the Russian Soyuz-5 launch vehicle, developed by RCC Progress JSC, will take place on December 24, 2025. The Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Mikhail Mishustin, was informed about this during a study trip to Samara. TASS.
On Thursday, August 17, the Chairman of the Council of Ministers visited the Progress Rocket and Space Center and was briefed on the enterprise’s development plans. The Soyuz-5 assembly and test workshop was also shown, which provided Mishustin with materials on the progress of the work.
According to the documents, the creation of the launch vehicle is scheduled to be completed on November 25, 2025. At the same time, by August of the same year, the engineers were instructed to complete the equipment installation at the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
“Soyuz-5” refers to launch vehicles of the middle class. It is currently in development with the aim of sending automated spacecraft into orbits around the Earth.
Prior to that, Daniil Subbotin, RCC “Progress” Vice President declarationThat the launch of Soyuz-5 will be possible in two years – at the end of 2025. However, he did not specify the exact launch date at the time.
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