Sputnik Africa is live as a Russian Angara-A5 space rocket with the "Orion" upper stage launches from the Russian Vostochny Cosmodrome.
According to the Russian space agency Roscosmos, it is projected to launch 15 flights of the Angara rocket with Orion modules from Vostochny by the end of 2033. The ultimate objective is to establish a Russian orbital station that will eventually dock with the International Space Station.