First test launch expected before the end of the decade
General Director of the Rocket and Space Center «Progress» Dmitry Baranov reported that the new reusable methane rocket «Amur-LNG» should replace carriers «Soyuz» over the next 15 years. According to him, the technical design stage is now underway, design documentation is being developed, and individual development elements for «Amur» are being manufactured. for testing.
Boost rocket «Amur» on the horizon of 15 years should replace the launch vehicle «Soyuz»; in order to create it as reliable, we are working with the government customer to organize various research and development work to ensure the achievement of this indicator, and we are actively using computer modeling.
Dmitry Baranov
Earlier, Roscosmos General Director Yuri Borisov mentioned that the promising Russian rocket «Amur-LNG» can be used up to 100 times (according to technical specifications — up to 50 times). It is assumed that the first launch of «Amur-LNG» will take place in 2030. The launch pad for the new rocket will be built at the Vostochny cosmodrome in the Amur region; it will be able to launch more than 10 tons of payload into low Earth orbit.