Russia plans to refuse lease of 16 objects of Baikonur
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Russia is going to abandon the lease of 16 facilities at the Baikonur cosmodrome until the end of 2022, writes RIA Novosti, citing a source in the space industry.
According to him, Russia plans to terminate the lease of a part of the cosmodrome: it has drawn up a list of facilities that it considers unpromising for further use. The list includes 16 properties that are currently leased by Moscow.
The document includes not only real estate, but part of the property has a residual value. Before being handed over to Kazakhstan, it will have to be removed from the register of Russian enterprises. The transfer of facilities to the Kazakh side should take place by the end of 2022.
Earlier, the general director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin spoke about the sixfold reduction in the number of launch sites at the Baikonur cosmodrome. 25 years ago there were 18 launch sites, now there are three left.
According to him, two launch complexes are intended for the launch of heavy Proton-M missiles. One – for the launches of medium-sized launch vehicles “Soyuz-2”.
