Specialists of Roscosmos finished installation of the first set of equipment at the command post of Vostochiy cosmodrome – uninterruptible power system of the launch site. At present pre-commissioning activities are in progress, press-service of the Federal Space Agency reports.
“A total of 13 more high-precision systems will be installed at the command post of the spaceport in order to assure successful launches of launch-vehicles. Installation of 2 out of 13 systems has already been started. The installation work was completed by the specialists of Space Rocket Center Progress; at present they are controlling installation of other systems. All the necessary equipment has already been delivered to the spaceport,” said in the statement.
Uninterruptible power system is the stand-alone power source for all the equipment of the spaceport’s launch site. In case of power failures the system turns on automatically. Over 300 batteries ensure power supply to the equipment during several minutes, after that the power is supplied from diesel generators. As a result, there are no interruptions in power supply.
“This system powers support equipment during launches. In order to do this the equipment is disconnected from all the external power sources – the power is supplied only from diesel generators,” the Federal Space Agency noted.











