Russia to carry out nearly 30 non-military space launches this year
Russia to carry out nearly 30 non-military space launches this year
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Moscow: Russia is going to carry out around 30 non-military and commercial space launches in 2021.

Sputnik reported a source saying "In 2021, about 30 Russian space launches as part of the Federal Space Program and commercial projects are expected." The source added that the launches would be carried out from the cosmodromes of Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny, as well as from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana. 

In 2019, the nation has carried out 17 space launches. The lanches were carried out from a different location. Seven from Baikonur, seven from Plesetsk, two from Kourou and one more from Vostochny. The United States and China conducted more space launches than Russia in 2020.

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