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20162016: Vostochny’s first launch
A new launch site began operations in Russia’s Far East.
A Soyuz-2.1a rocket made the first launch from Vostochny on 28 April 2016, placing three spacecraft in orbit.
The launch tested the rocket and ground infrastructure together. Preparation, equipment monitoring, fuelling and communications formed a single technological process.
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