Amur Oblast
First-level administrative division of Russia
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| 2024 | Total fertility rate was calculated at 1.42 children per woman. |
| 2024 | Demographic statistics showed 6,530 births (8.7 per 1,000 population) and 10,624 deaths (14.2 per 1,000 population). |
| April 11 2024 |
Vostochny Cosmodrome
First launch at Site 1A for Angara-1.2/A5/A5P/A5V rocket at 09:00 UTC, completing the initial launch pad development phase.
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| September 13 2023 |
Vostochny Cosmodrome
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian president Putin held a bi-lateral summit at the Vostochny Cosmodrome.
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| August 10 2023 |
Vostochny Cosmodrome
Launch of Luna 25 probe using a Soyuz-2 rocket. The probe successfully launched and entered lunar orbit, but later crashed into the moon.
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| 2021 | Life expectancy recorded at 66.30 years overall, with males having a life expectancy of 61.75 years and females 71.11 years. |
| October 10 2021 |
Vostochny Cosmodrome
Eleventh launch of a Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M, successfully launching 36 OneWeb satellites into low Earth orbit.
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| July 1 2021 |
Vostochny Cosmodrome
Tenth launch of a Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M, successfully launching 36 OneWeb satellites into low Earth orbit.
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| May 28 2021 |
Vostochny Cosmodrome
Ninth launch of a Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M, successfully launching 36 OneWeb satellites into low Earth orbit.
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| April 26 2021 |
Vostochny Cosmodrome
Eighth launch of a Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M, successfully launching 36 OneWeb satellites into low Earth orbit.
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| March 25 2021 |
Vostochny Cosmodrome
Seventh launch of a Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M, successfully launching 36 OneWeb satellites into low Earth orbit.
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| 2020 |
Vostochny Cosmodrome
Roscosmos planned to move 45% of Russia's space launches to Vostochny Cosmodrome, reducing launches from Baikonur from 65% to 11% and increasing launches from Plesetsk to 44%.
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| December 18 2020 |
Vostochny Cosmodrome
Sixth launch successfully deployed 36 OneWeb Internet link satellites into low Earth orbit using a Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat rocket.
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| 2019 |
Vostochny Cosmodrome
Approximately 60 persons are convicted for corruption related to the cosmodrome's construction, with prosecutors acknowledging at least US$165 million was embezzled during the process.
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| July 5 2019 |
Vostochny Cosmodrome
Fifth launch of a Soyuz-2 rocket successfully delivered the weather satellite Meteor-M2-2 into orbit.
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| December 27 2018 |
Vostochny Cosmodrome
Fourth launch using a Soyuz 2.1a, carrying two Russian government Earth observation satellites (Kanopus-V 5 and 6) and 26 small satellites as secondary payloads.
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| September 2018 |
Vostochny Cosmodrome
Construction began on Site 1A, the Angara rocket launch pad at Vostochny Cosmodrome.
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| February 1 2018 |
Vostochny Cosmodrome
Third launch of a Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M successfully deployed two Russian government Earth observation satellites (Kanopus-V 3 and 4) along with 9 cubesats.
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| November 28 2017 |
Vostochny Cosmodrome
Second launch attempted with a Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat, carrying Meteor-M No.2-1. The mission was declared a failure due to telemetry loss and incorrect upper stage programming.
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| July 2016 |
Vostochny Cosmodrome
The total cost of the Vostochny Cosmodrome reaches US$7.5 billion, with ongoing cost increases, including an additional US$105 million requested in this year.
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| April 28 2016 |
Vostochny Cosmodrome
First launch of a Soyuz-2 rocket from the Vostochny Cosmodrome took place.
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| March 2015 |
Vostochny Cosmodrome
Over 100 construction workers went on strike to protest unpaid wages, leading to personal intervention by Putin and an investigation by the Russian Prosecutor General's Office into labor law violations.
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| 2012 |
Vostochny Cosmodrome
Russia's share of space launches on its own soil was 25%, with a projection to increase to 90% by 2030 through development of the Vostochny Cosmodrome.
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| November 2012 |
Vostochny Cosmodrome
Press reports emerge indicating the Russian government is struggling to find a purpose for the Vostochny Cosmodrome, with other government ministries avoiding the project and labeling it a potentially wasteful long-term construction.
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| July 2011 |
Vostochny Cosmodrome
Newly appointed Roscosmos chief Vladimir Popovkin promised 20 billion roubles for the Vostochny Cosmodrome during 2012 during a site visit.
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| January 2011 |
Vostochny Cosmodrome
Vladimir Putin ordered the government to complete paperwork to start construction of the Vostochny Cosmodrome, with Ipromashprom designated as the general designer and the Federal Agency for Special Construction as the main contractor.
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