MOSCOW. Aug 26 (Interfax-AVN) - CSKB Progress will present a sketch of the Soyuz-5.1 launch vehicle this year, CSKB Progress General Director Alexander Kirilin said at the Eurasian Aerospace Congress on Monday.
A launch vehicle capable of carrying payloads of up to nine tonnes is in demand on the global market of space launches as it supports 60% of all missions, he said. "We are creating Soyuz-5.1 which we are expecting to replace Soyuz-2," he said.
"We are ahead of schedule in this rocket project, and a sketch will be ready this year," the general director said.