Overview
- Roscosmos says the rocket’s general assembly at Baikonur is complete and the Baiterek ground infrastructure is ready for flight tests.
- Officials ordered additional checks of onboard systems and ground equipment to build reliability data and strengthen safety margins.
- Specialists are running an expanded test program to confirm stable operation of all systems in both normal and abnormal modes at the launch facility.
- The maiden liftoff will proceed from the Baiterek complex once required procedures are finished and partners agree on timing, with no plan to tie the date to holidays.
- Soyuz-5 is a two-stage medium-class launcher built by Progress Rocket and Space Center for unmanned low-Earth orbit missions, with full operational service targeted for 2028.