Comments on: Has Roscosmos gotten its Baikonur Soyuz-2 launchpad fixed already? https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/has-roscosmos-gotten-its-baikonur-soyuz-2-launchpad-fixed-already/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 19:31:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Jeff Wright https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/has-roscosmos-gotten-its-baikonur-soyuz-2-launchpad-fixed-already/#comment-1628726 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 19:31:11 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=121468#comment-1628726 They should at least have kept Energia-M

Angara doesn’t lift much more than it or Proton…it is Russia’s Vulcan.

]]> By: Richard M https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/has-roscosmos-gotten-its-baikonur-soyuz-2-launchpad-fixed-already/#comment-1628634 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 19:17:59 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=121468#comment-1628634 Anatoly Zak is pretty good about his reporting in this regard, treating everything sourced out of Russia with customary caution — rumors and official announcements alike.

It could be that this is *partially* true. Perhaps something *was* completed at Site 31; but it may well be that this “something” is only one part of the installation process. I tend to suspect that this is what has happened.

]]> By: Ray Van Dune https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/has-roscosmos-gotten-its-baikonur-soyuz-2-launchpad-fixed-already/#comment-1628631 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 17:08:26 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=121468#comment-1628631 “According to rumors from Baikonur, the new service platform was installed at Site 31 by Feb. 10, 2026.”

Somewhat strange wording. Maybe they half expect the Ukrainians to show up and “uninstall” it again?

]]> By: Matt in AZ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/has-roscosmos-gotten-its-baikonur-soyuz-2-launchpad-fixed-already/#comment-1628629 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:31:27 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=121468#comment-1628629 I’m half expecting Russia to build an expendable service platform out of wood for each upcoming launch.

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