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Испытательный пуск ракеты-носителя «Ангара-А5» с космодрома Плесецк

Уникальные кадры испытательного пуска ракеты-носителя тяжелого класса «Ангара-А5» с габаритно-массовым макетом полезной нагрузки с космодрома Плесецк.Все пре...

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Overview

Destination: Geostationary Orbit
Mission: Test Flight

Geostationary Orbit 35/1 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

This is the second test flight of the Angara-A5 launch vehicle. It carries mass simulator payload which is to be delivered to geostationary orbit.

Updates

spacevogel • Dec. 14, 2020, 5:51 a.m.

Lift off


spacevogel • Dec. 13, 2020, 9:39 p.m.

Reverting to GO since the information about delay was not confirmed via insider source


SwGustav • Dec. 13, 2020, 9:19 p.m.

uncertain if go


Angara A5/Briz-M

Family: Angara
Configuration: A5/Briz-M

Angara A5/Briz-M is an Angara A5 with an Briz-M upper stage previously used on the Proton launch vehicle.

Specifications
  • Stages
    3
  • Length
    55.4 m
  • Diameter
    8.86 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    5.0 m
  • Launch Mass
    773 T
  • Thrust
    9600 kN
Family
  • Name
    Angara A5/Briz-M
  • Family
    Angara
  • Variant
    A5/Briz-M
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Angara A5/Briz-M
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $31000000
  • Low Earth Orbit
    24500 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    5400 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
    2800 kg
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

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Director: Andrey Vladimirovich Kalinovskiy Founded: 1916 Successes: 179 Failures: 15 Pending: 1

Agency Type: Government

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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