Russian Orbital Station to host some 30 scientific experiments — Roscosmos CEO

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · May 26, 2026 · 311 words

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Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Bakanov announced plans for approximately 30 experiments at the future Russian Orbital Station (ROS) in collaboration with the Russian Academy of Sciences. He also detailed upcoming scientific spacecraft missions and emphasized the goal of maintaining Russia's leadership in space exploration.

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About 30 experiments are already planned to be conducted at the future Russian Orbital Station (ROS), in coordination with various institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Bakanov said.

Why it matters

"We are continuing research on the International Space Station (ISS) together [with the Russian Academy of Sciences]: out of 60 experiments, 25 are being conducted at the request of the RAS.

Common ground

Thirty more are already planned for the Russian Orbital Station, specifically at the request of various institutes of the Academy," he stated, speaking at the General Meeting of RAS Members.

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Claim 1: “About 30 experiments are already planned to be conducted at the future Russian Orbital Station (ROS), in coordination with various institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS)”

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The TASS report explicitly states that the Russian Orbital Station will host some 30 scientific experiments, and this is linked to the context of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) and the Federal Space Science project.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Russian: Библиотека Российской академии наук (БАН)) is a large state-owned Russian library based in Saint Petersburg on Vasilievsky Island and open to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_the_Russian_Academy…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is an American nonprofit, non-governmental organization. NAS is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, along with the National Ac…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Academy_of_Sciences

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS; Russian: Росси́йская акаде́мия нау́к, РАН, romanized: Rossiyskaya akademiya nauk, RAN) consists of the national academy of Russia; a network of scientific researc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Academy_of_Sciences

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Claim 2: “matching the orbit of the International Space Station”

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Wikipedia and multiple news sources (TASS, Dailyhunt) confirm that the planned 51.6-degree inclination matches the orbit of the International Space Station.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Russian Orbital Service Station (ROS, Russian: РОС) is a proposed Russian orbital space station scheduled to begin construction in 2027.Orbital inclination. 51.6°. Typical orbit altitude. 400 km (…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Orbital_Service_Statio…

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web search NEUTRAL — In December 2025, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov announced that Russia had approved a 51.6-degree orbital inclination for the Russian Orbital Station – matching the orbit of the In…
https://tass.com/science/2136935

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web search NEUTRAL — In December 2025, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov announced that Russia had approved a 51.6-degree orbital inclination for the ROS– matching the orbit of the International Space Sta…
https://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/english/orissa+post-epaper…

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Claim 3: “In December 2025, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov announced that Russia had approved a 51.6-degree orbital inclination for the Russian Orbital Station”

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Both TASS and Dailyhunt report that in December 2025, First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov announced the approval of a 51.6-degree orbital inclination for the ROS.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The deputy prime minister of the United Kingdom is an honorific title given to a minister of the Crown and a member of the British Cabinet, normally to signify a very senior minister, the deputy leade…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A deputy prime minister or vice prime minister is, in some countries, a government minister who can take the position of acting prime minister when the prime minister is temporarily absent. The positi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation (Russian: Первый заместитель Председателя Правительства Российской Федерации, romanized: Pervy zamestitel Predsedatelya Pravitelstva…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Deputy_Prime_Minister_of…

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Claim 4: “out of 60 experiments, 25 are being conducted at the request of the RAS [on the International Space Station]”

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While evidence confirms that the RAS conducts experiments on the ISS, there is no specific data in the provided evidence confirming the exact ratio of 25 out of 60 experiments.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The process of assembling the International Space Station (ISS) has been under way since the 1990s. Zarya, the first ISS module, was launched by a Proton rocket on 20 November 1998. The STS-88 Space S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assembly_of_the_International_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Expedition 60 was the 60th Expedition to the International Space Station, which began on 24 June 2019 with the undocking of the Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft. The expedition was commanded by Aleksey Ovchinin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expedition_60

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The International Space Station (ISS) is a space station in low Earth orbit (LEO). It is the product of the International Space Station program and is operated by five partner space agencies: NASA (Un…
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Claim 5: “the first ROS module would be deployed in 2028”

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Multiple independent sources (Xinhua and a report citing CEO Dmitry Bakanov) confirm that the first module of the ROS is scheduled for deployment in 2028.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian Orbital Segment (ROS) is the name given to the components of the International Space Station (ISS) constructed in Russia and operated by the Russian Roscosmos. The ROS handles Guidance, Na…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Orbital_Segment

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian Orbital Station (Russian: Российская орбитальная станция, Rossiyskaya orbital'naya stantsiya) (ROS, Russian: РОС), previously known as the Russian Orbital Service Station, is a proposed Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Orbital_Station

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Claim 6: “16 scientific spacecraft and missions are planned for launch by 2036 as part of the Federal Space Science project”

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The TASS report explicitly confirms that 16 scientific spacecraft and missions are planned for launch by 2036 as part of the Federal Space Science project, listing specific missions like Spektr-UV and Venera-D.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Space & Upper Atmosphere Research Commission, commonly referred to as SUPARCO, is the national space agency of Pakistan. The agency, originally established in 1961 as a committee in Karachi, becam…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (German: Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt; abbreviated BMFTR) is a cabinet-level ministry of Germany. It is headquarter…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the United States' civil space program and for research in aeronautics…
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