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May 26, 2015

Three Soyuz-2 launch pads to be built at Plesetsk by 2019
Moscow (Sputnik) May 25, 2015
Three separate launch pads for Soyuz-2 rockets will be built at the Plesetsk space center in northwestern Russia after its renovation is over by 2019, a defense ministry spokesman said Thursday. Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Col. Alexei Zolotukhin said Thursday: "When the renovation is over, the space center will have three launch pads for launching medium and light-class Soyuz-2 rockets, modifications 1a, 1b, 1v." He added that renovation works at the Plesetsk space center includ ... read more

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