Russia to launch over 30 non-military commercial projects and space missions in 2021

Russia on January 1 anunced launch of at least 30 civilian and commercial craft in 2021 under its Federal Program, sources in Russia's  and rocket industry told Sputnik, according to ANI. nmilitary launches will lift off from  cosmodromes of Baikonur, Plesetsk, and Vostochny, as well as from Kourou port in French Guiana, sources revealed. "In 2021, about 30 Russian launches as part of Federal Program and commercial projects are expected," ANI quoted Russian official as saying. 

According to a Russian web release, country will lift off a Soyuz-2-1a rocket to launch  Progress MS-16 cargo ship from Baikonur's Site 31 to International Station, ISS around February. craft is expected to fly a two-day profile in orbit and dock at aft port of  Zvezda Service Module, part of ISS' Russian Segment. As per  ISS flight manifest drafted by Roskosmos at end of August 2020,  task of discarding Pirs was allocated to Russia's Progress MS-15, which aims to conclude mission in mid-March 2021, just 96 days into orbit. Russia also plans to launch Galileo navigation satellites from  ELS facility near Kourou, French Guiana. launch of  Soyuz-ST/Fregat rocket was postponed to 2021 from December 15, 2020.

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Several 'Russian' missions lined up

In April, meanwhile, Russian cosmonauts Oleg vitsky, Petr Dubrov, and NASA astronaut Mark T. Vande Hei are expected to visit ISS in ISS mission 64S from Baikonur.  Soyuz MS-18 will dock at  MIM1 Rassvet module, a part of station's Russian Segment in n-military mission. Ar craft owned by Roskosmos,  Soyuz MS-19 craft which was slated for September 13, 2021, will launch this year carrying three Russian cosmonauts, namely Anton Shkaplerov, Sergei Babkin, and Mukhtar Aimakhav, members of 66th long-duration expedition to ISS, according to Russia's web release. In a televised report, Russian television brocaster Channel I h also discussed sending a Russian actress onboard ISS with Soyuz MS-19 to shoot for a sci-fi movie, according to several reports. 

(with inputs from ANI)

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