Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev said that Russian cosmonauts could break the record for the number of small spacecraft launched during a single spacewalk. talked about it TASS.
It is planned to launch six vehicles first, and during the next non-vehicle activity – four more. Experts are also working on the possibility of simultaneously launching 10 satellites so that they can transmit data to each other.
It is reported that he was previously the General Manager of the Center. MV Khrunichev Aleksey Varochko declarationHe said the first launch of the Rokot-M launch vehicle from the Plesetsk cosmodrome is scheduled for 2024.
In the summer, Varochko reported that the Rokot-M with a Russian control system could be launched for the first time in 2022, but after a detailed inspection of the equipment, the experts came to the conclusion that it is necessary to order the equipment already made. it had been in operation for a long time and had already exhausted its resources.