"On April 18, the first launch of satellites under a contract with OneWeb on the Soyuz-2 rocket from the Vostochny cosmodrome is planned," RIA Novosti quoted its source in the rocket and space industry.

It is specified that new launches will follow in May, June and July.

On November 15, Dmitry Baranov, Director General of the Progress Rocket and Space Center, announced that Russia intends to increase the number of Soyuz rocket launches.