Angara A5/Briz-M

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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center (KhSC)

Dec. 23, 2014

Description

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
    773.0 T
  • Thrust
    9600.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Angara A5/Briz-M
  • Family
  • Variant
    A5/Briz-M
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Angara A5/Briz-M
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $31000000
  • Low Earth Orbit
    24500.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    5400.0 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
    2800.0 kg
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

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.

Angara A5/Briz-M | Dummy payload

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 14, 2020, 5:50 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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.

Geostationary Orbit
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Angara A5/Briz-M | IPM

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 23, 2014, 5:57 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
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