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This chapter provides an overview of the current status of the Russian space launch program, including its main launch vehicle families and operational cosmodromes. A historical background, in particular on the achievements of the Soviet age and their application in the post-Soviet times, is given, and future developments are described, including those which are guided by government policy in the field of space activities, the federal space program, and specific dedicated projects, which are adopted to secure efficient implementation of the relevant tasks (see Federal Dedicated Program. Development of Spaceports to Support Space Activities, 2017–2025 (approved by the Government of the Russian Federation on 13 Sept 2017) and Federal Space Program of Russia for 2016–2025 (approved by the Government of the Russian Federation on 23 March 2016).
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Morozova, E. (2020). Russian Space Launch Program. In: Schrogl, KU. (eds) Handbook of Space Security. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23210-8_102
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