Named the cost of creating a rocket "Roar-2" without the participation of Ukraine

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Rokot is a light three-stage liquid launch vehicle (LV). It was designed at the State Space Research and Production Center. M.V. Khrunichev (GKNPTS im. Khrunichev) on the basis of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) UR-100N UTTH (RS-18B). However, the LV control scheme was developed at the Kharkov-based NPO Elektropribor (Scientific and Production Enterprise Khartron).



And now, the specialists of the GKNPC them. Khrunichev was informed that about 2 billion rubles were needed to create the new Rokot-3,4 LV, but without Ukrainian components. Of which only 2 million rubles are required to develop the Russian Rokot-690 LV control system.

It will be necessary to spend 1,45 billion rubles to create an overclocking unit and prepare for mass production. For the modernization of technical and launch complexes at the Plesetsk cosmodrome, another 450 million rubles. Another 750 million rubles will be spent on preparations for the first launch and its completion.

It should be noted that today only 29 launches of the Rokot launch vehicle have been made. For clarity, the Rokot launch vehicle allows the launch of up to 2150 kg. payload (when using the Breeze-KM upper stage) into a circular orbit 200 km high. 63 ° inclination from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. By the way, all launches were carried out precisely from this cosmodrome. And until 2028 it is possible to carry out more than 40 launches of the Rokot-2 launch vehicle.
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      25 May 2019 17: 34
      It was in service with the now defunct 19 missile division, Khmelnitsky.