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The plan is part of a national project to develop Russia's space activities, which includes eight federal programs with annual performance targets, Bakanov said on the sidelines of the Microelectronics 2025 forum on Monday.
He added that Roscosmos plans to build 1,000 spacecraft and 300 carrier rockets under the ten-year program. Each spacecraft will contain about 2,000 components from the domestic radio-electronics industry, with annual launches set at 20 to 30 rockets - nearly double Russia's current pace.
Bakanov noted that the newly approved national program, 'Space', includes lunar exploration and provides for the development of seven spacecraft in the Luna series.
Earlier this month, the government said work on the Soyuz-5 rocket was nearing completion. Designed to launch automated spacecraft into a range of orbits, the rocket will use Russia's new Energomash engines and carry up to 17 tons to low Earth orbit.
Separately, the head of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Anatoly Petrukovich, said Russia plans to launch its Luna-26 spacecraft to the Moon in 2028.
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