Visiting Vostochny Cosmodrome 2022-04-12 11:20:00 Amur Region On Cosmonautics Day, Vladimir Putin and President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko arrived at Vostochny Cosmodrome. Both leaders flew over the territory in a helicopter and assessed the construction of the Cosmodrome and its infrastructure. The presidents of Russia and Belarus subsequently visited the construction sites of a command centre and a facility for putting the Angara launch vehicles into orbit.