The first module of the X-shaped outpost, a research and power node, is expected to be launched into a near-polar orbit in 2027, the Russian Orbital Service Station reported.

By 2030, it plans to have docked its four major modules, with two "special-purpose" modules scheduled for attachment by 2033. Roscosmos, the leadership of Russia's space agency, plans to send the first astronauts to the station in 2028 and has suggested the station can be operated without a crew.