Soyuz-5 rockets began to use Elbrus processors

New eight-core processors "Elbrus" replaced foreign in the control systems of the carrier rocket "Soyuz-5". This was announced at the plenary session of the Russian forum “Microelectronics 2026” by the General Director of the state corporation “Roscosmos” Dmitry Bakanov. The Elbrus rocket was launched at the end of April this year.

Mr. Bakanov also noted that it was not only about replacing foreign components, but also about replacing software. As a result of the replacement, energy consumption decreased, and the transmission rate increased. Roscosmos hopes that “the next two machines, which are planned for manufacture in 2027, will also use these technologies,” added Dmitry Bakanov.

Nika Sizova, Sochi