Russia intends to continue its cooperation with the Baikonur…
Russia intends to continue its cooperation with the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, as stated by Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Bakhanov, who confirmed no plans to terminate operations at any of Russia's three active spaceports—Baikonur, Plesetsk, and Vostochny. The lease agreement for Baikonur is set to last until 2050.
Consensus
- Russia has no plans to terminate its cooperation with the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
- Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Bakhanov made statements confirming this in interviews with media outlets.
- Russia operates three spaceports: Vostochny, Plesetsk, and Baikonur.
- There are no plans to close any of Russia's three spaceports.
- The lease agreement for the Baikonur Cosmodrome is valid until 2050.
- Russia continues to conduct launches from Baikonur, including Proton-M rockets and Soyuz-5 launch vehicles.
Points of divergence
- The Russian government approved changes in the 2004 agreement with Kazakhstan regarding the creation of the 'Baiterek' space rocket complex at Baikonur in 2024, and plans to conduct no less than three test launches of the Soyuz-5 rocket by 2027. — vedomosti
- The Soyuz-2 launch vehicle will continue launching cargo and Russian cosmonauts from Baikonur as part of Russia's cooperation with the United States on ISS operations. — vedomosti
- A Proton-M rocket successfully launched on February 12 carrying a hydro-meteorological satellite, Elektron-L No.5, and a DM-03 upper stage. — vedomosti
Coverage (4 sources)
- Roscosmos Head Bakhanov Rules Out Early Termination of Baikonur Lease — Коммерсантъ
- Bakanov denies completion of cooperation with Baikonur — Ведомости
- Bakanov says Roscosmos has no plans to end cooperation with Baikonur — Интерфакс
- Bakanov: Roscosmos has no plans to terminate cooperation with Baikonur — Вести
Key entities
- Roscosmos
- Baikonur
- Dmitry Bakhanov
- Russia
- Baikonur
- Eastern
- Plesetsk
- Kazakhstan
- IS 'Vesti'
- Moscow
- INTERFAX.RU
- IT 'News'
- Baikonur, Moscow