Soyuz-5 and Soyuz-6 rockets that Russian space agency Roscosmos is designing will successfully compete with US launch vehicles, the agency's chief, Dmitry Rogozin, said
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 12th September, 2019) Soyuz-5 and Soyuz-6 rockets that Russian space agency Roscosmos is designing will successfully compete with US launch vehicles, the agency's chief, Dmitry Rogozin, said.
"These launch vehicles [will be] in high demand, able to compete on the market, they will be ready to go toe-to-toe with any American or some other manufacturer," Rogozin said in a video published by Roscosmos.
Soyuz-5 has been under development since 2016 to replace Zenit rockets. Its first launch, originally planned for 2022, was recently rescheduled for 2023.
Soyuz-5 will use RD-180 engine for its first stage instead of RD-171 like Soyuz-5.
