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Russia to Launch 15 Rockets From Baikonur, 6 From Plesetsk, 2 From Vostochny

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Russia to Launch 15 Rockets From Baikonur, 6 From Plesetsk, 2 From Vostochny

08:37 GMT 28.12.2016 (Updated: 08:56 GMT 28.12.2016)

© REUTERS / Shamil ZhumatovThe Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft carrying the crew of Shane Kimbrough of the U.S., Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko of Russia blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) from the launchpad at the Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, October 19, 2016.

The Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft carrying the crew of Shane Kimbrough of the U.S., Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko of Russia blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) from the launchpad at the Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, October 19, 2016. - Sputnik International

Russia plans 23 space launches next year, eight of them from homegrown launch pads, Deputy Prime Minister and head of the Roscosmos state space corporation supervisory committee Dmitry Rogozin said Wednesday.

The launch of a Soyuz-FG rocket with the Soyuz TMA-19M manned spacecraft from the Baikonur Space Center. - Sputnik International

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Russia to Double Number of Space Launches in 2017 – Roscosmos Chief

28 December 2016, 08:17 GMT

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Fifteen launches are expected from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, six from Plesetsk and two from Vostochny, Rogozin said.

He disclosed the plans at this year's last commission on the construction of Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia's Far East.

Infrastructure building to service the Angara space-launch vehicles and advanced boosters on environmentally friendly propellants is expected to begin in Plesetsk next year, Rogozin added.

The official highlighted the importance of carrying out accident-free launches into space in 2017.

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