«Протон» готовится к запуску на Байконуре

The upcoming launch will be the 430th in the rocket's flight history

At the Baikonur Cosmodrome, the assembly of the three-stage complex of the heavy-class Proton launch vehicle, designed to put automatic spacecraft into Earth orbit and further into outer space, has been completed.

 Three-stage complex of the Proton launch vehicle
Three-stage complex of the Proton launch vehicle

According to the Roscosmos press service, comprehensive electrical tests have been carried out to confirm the normal operation of all systems and communications.

The next stage in the preparation of the launch vehicle will be docking with the spacecraft's head unit.

The launch of the carrier should take place within the framework of the Russian Federal Space Program, and the rocket launch will be the 430th for the Proton family of heavy carriers.

Earlier, www1.ru wrote that Russian cosmonauts in a vacuum conducted a scientific experiment.

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