Many countries, space agencies and commercial customers have displayed interest in Russia’s Soyuz-5 space rocket, the chief of the Roscosmos corporation, Igor Komarov, said at the military-technical forum Army-2017."There is interest in it and the interest is great. On the part of other space agencies, countries and commercial customers," he said.

The space rocket will be in great demand because the costs of orbiting payloads will be slashed considerably.

"We believe we will be able to regain a considerable share of the market," he said.

Saying anything about specific contracts for these rockets is too early, he said.

"It will be possible to discuss contracts when Soyuz-5 has been made. It is a matter of several years. The market is vast with launch services ranging 2% to 4%.