The source reported on a possible postponement of the first launch of the "Federation"
1st Launch of the Russian spacecraft "Federation" into orbit unmanned on a new rocket "Soyuz-5" is proposed to be moved from 2022 to 2023, spending up To two test launch vehicle with other spacecraft, said Last news a source in the rocket and space industry.
in July, Roscosmos said Last news that the 1st launch of "Soyuz-5" in 2022 will be carried out not with the manned transport spacecraft new generation of " Federation ", As previously expected, and the spacecraft maybe for commercial purposes. In the state Corporation did not comment on when can take place the 1st flight of the " Federation ".
Before that, it was expected that the 1st launch of "Soyuz-5 "spaceship" Federation "will take place from the Baikonur cosmodrome in 2022 with an unmanned version of" Federation ". The second start was scheduled for 2023, when the Spacecraft without astronauts must be in automatic mode, docked to the international space station. Manned flight was expected in 2024." Developed according to the new schedule launches of rockets " Soyuz-5 ", 2025 is expected to spend five starts this new media. 1st scheduled for mid-2022, the Second