Russia plans to complete the full deployment of its independent orbital station by 2034.
With the same orbital inclination as India's and the United States' space stations, it leaves room for future cooperation.
Reported by TASS on April 9.
Vladimir Kozhevnikov, the chief designer, presented during the "Future Team" forum of Roscosmos at "Space Week-2026".
The full configuration of the Russian orbital station may be deployed by 2034.
Demonstration materials presented by Roscosmos during "Space Week-2026" at the "Future Team" forum indicate that the complete configuration of the new space station will be deployed by 2034.
As revealed by Dmitry Baranov, General Director of Roscosmos, in an interview with TASS, the first module of Russia's Orbital Service Station (ROS) will be deployed in 2028.
Baranov also emphasized the importance of synchronizing the end of operations for the International Space Station (ISS) with the deployment timeline of Russia's Orbital Service Station.
In December 2025, First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov of the Russian Federation announced that Russia has approved an orbital inclination of 51.6 degrees for its Orbital Service Station—same as the ISS, and also planned for India's future space station.
This sets the stage for potential future space cooperation among the three nations, opening broad prospects for international collaboration.
In other words, in the near future, multiple space stations could operate at this inclination, enabling interactions such as cross-flight, proximity operations, docking, and separation.
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