Final preparations are underway at and near Vostochny Cosmodrome for the launch of the first Angara-A5 heavy rocket from this spaceport. The rocket is located at the launch site, and the launch is scheduled for the first ten days of the month, before April 10. Roscosmos has not yet announced the exact date and time.
The Vostochny Space Center has already deployed a radar tracking system on the coast of the Tatar Strait. It will track the fall of the Angara-A5 universal rocket modules to determine the coordinates of their landing sites. This is one of the stages of monitoring the progress of the space mission.
The Khabarovsk Territory, a region neighboring the cosmodrome, has also prepared for the rocket launch. Parts of the carrier rocket that separate during launch may fall on its territory in the Ulchsky and Vaninsky districts. Therefore, the authorities of the Khabarovsk Territory have introduced a state of high alert in these areas.
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