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On Baikonur is held general assembly of the carrier rocket "Soyuz-U" to transport cargo vehicle "Progress M-13M". / October 28, 2011 /

On Baikonur launch site, work continues in preparation for the launch of space rocket «Soyuz-U» to transport cargo vehicle (THC), «Progress M-13M».

Today in the assembly and testing facility site 254 rocket calculations Samara «TsSKB-Progress» RSC «Energia» Korolev, FSUE TsENKI — Space Center «Southern» hold general assembly space rocket. At the first stage of the work space head end is joined to the third stage booster. Then, the assembly of the head of the dock and the third stage of the «package» from the first and second stages.

Today at the launch site should be held sitting of the State Commission which will decide on the conduct of export missiles to the launch complex. Transportation rocket to the launch complex area a Baikonur is scheduled for the morning of October 28. After the delivery of rockets to the launch complex will be installed into the starting system and calculations spaceport will begin work on the first scheduled launch day.

Start space rocket «Soyuz-U» to transport cargo vehicle «Progress M-13M» is scheduled for 14:11 GMT on October 30.

THC «Progress M-13M» to deliver to ISS more than 2.5 tons of cargo, including small spacecraft «Chibis-M», designed to study thunderstorms.

Press-service of Federal Space Agency and KC «Southern»

Source: www.roscosmos.ru

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