"I held a meeting on the results of the activities of the state corporation Roscosmos in 2020," Medvedev wrote.

According to RIA Novosti, Russia has carried out 16 space launches this year, including seven from Baikonur and Plesetsk, one from Vostochny and one from Kuru.

Also in 2020, 21 Russian spacecraft were launched, as well as the third test launch of the heavy-class Angara rocket.