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Angara A5/Blok DM-03

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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center (KhSC)

Dec. 27, 2021

Description

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
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Variant
A5/DM-03
Alias
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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
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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

Government

Director: Andrey Vladimirovich Kalinovskiy

KhSC 1916

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.

Previous Flights

flew on two previous launch(es).

Angara A5/Blok DM-03 | Vostochny Angara Test Flight

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
April 11, 2024, 9 a.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

First test launch of the Angara A5 launch vehicle from the Vostochny Cosmodrome. The rocket will carry a mass simulator payload.

Geostationary Orbit

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Angara A5/Blok DM-03 | Dummy payload

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 27, 2021, 7 p.m.

Status: Launch Failure

Mission:

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.

Geostationary Orbit

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