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Overview

Destination: Geostationary Orbit
Mission: Test Flight

Geostationary Orbit 35/1 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

This is the third test flight of Angara A5 launch vehicle and its first flight with Persey upper stage. Since it's a test flight, the rocket carries a mass simulator payload.

Updates

Cosmic_Penguin • Dec. 28, 2021, 6 a.m.

Launch outcome update, upper stage stranded in LEO after failing to restart.


spacevogel • Dec. 27, 2021, 7:03 p.m.

Lift off per insider source


Cosmic_Penguin • Dec. 27, 2021, 7:44 a.m.

Back on Dec. 27.


Cosmic_Penguin • Dec. 27, 2021, 6:35 a.m.

New launch date per insider sources.


spacevogel • Dec. 25, 2021, 9:57 a.m.

New date per insider sources, keeping TBC status until new info is available


Angara A5/Blok DM-03

Family:
Configuration: A5/DM-03

Angara A5/Blok DM-03 is an Angara A5 with an improved Blok DM-03 RP-1/LOX upper stage. There are 2 variants for the DM-03: the Persey for launches from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, and the Orion for launches from the Vostochny Cosmodrome.

Specifications
  • Stages
    3
  • Length
    55.4 m
  • Diameter
    8.86 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    5.0 m
  • Launch Mass
    773.0 T
  • Thrust
    9600.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Angara A5/Blok DM-03
  • Family
  • Variant
    A5/DM-03
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Angara A5/Blok DM-03
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $31000000
  • Low Earth Orbit
    24500.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    7000.0 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
    3600.0 kg
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

(KhSC)

Director: Andrey Vladimirovich Kalinovskiy Founded: 1916 Successes: 182 Failures: 15 Pending: 1

Agency Type:

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center is a Moscow-based producer of spacecraft and space-launch systems, including the Proton and Rokot rockets and is currently developing the Angara rocket family. The Proton launch vehicle launches from Baikonur and Rokot launches from Baikonur and Plesetsk. Angara will launch from Plesetsk and Vostochny.

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