"A decision has been made to continue work on repairing the malfunctions detected earlier. The launch date has not yet been determined," the press service reported.
The launch was scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Moscow time Saturday. In its test launch the Soyuz-2 was to put in orbit a dummy of a new type of satellite known as Oblik (Image). The dummy carries a multitude of vibration detectors and thermal sensors designed to test the performance of the engines of the rocket's first- and second-stage launchers.
"The first representative of the new range of Soyuz carrier rockets also boasts an enlarged 4-meter nose cone, which allows it to carry into orbit a 300 kg heavier payload.
In future, Soyuz-2 rockets are planned to start from the Russian launch pad to be built at the Kourou space center in French Guiana.
