In Russia, began assembling the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle

Assembly of the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle began at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Amur Region. This year she

must deliver spacecraft into orbit from the British satellite Internet project OneWeb.

Experts have already begun preparing the componentsparts of the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicles. As part of this work, employees open containers with rocket blocks, remove the sealing from the blocks and transport them to the installation and testing building of the launch vehicle.

Experts will soon begin electrical tests on single units, and then begin assembling the launch vehicle package.

Recall, the goal of the OneWeb project is to provide high-speed Internet access throughout the world by 2027. The corresponding orbital constellation should include 900 spacecraft.