“After hearing the reports, the members of the State Commission made a decision on the readiness of the space rocket for refueling and launch, which will take place on July 23, 2020 at 17:26:21 Moscow time,” the statement on the Roscosmos website says.

It is noted that the live broadcast of the launch will be available on the website and social networks of Roscosmos from 16:10 Moscow time.

On July 20, it was reported that during the installation of the Soyuz-2.1a rocket at the launch complex of the Baikonur cosmodrome, remarks arose about ground equipment.