Angara A5

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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center (KhSC)

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Description

Currently the largest rocket in the Angara family, Angara A5 utilizes five Universal Rocket Modules as the first stage, and is designed to phase out Proton.

Specifications

Stages
2
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
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Alias
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Full Name
Angara A5

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
24500.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Direct Geostationary
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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.

Flight Record

No spaceflights found for .

Recent Launches

Falcon 9

Success

1 day, 8 hours ago

Starlink Group 12-21

Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

A batch of 21 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Falcon 9

Success

2 days, 7 hours ago

SPHEREx & PUNCH

Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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Long March 8

Success

2 days, 18 hours ago

G60 Polar Group 05

Commercial LC-1 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

18 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites with Ku, Q and V band payloads for the G60 constellation operated by Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technolo…

Long March 3

Success

4 days, 17 hours ago

TJSW-15

Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Chinese classified satellite claimed to be for communication technology test purposes. Actual mission not known.

Starship

Failure

1 week ago

Flight 8

Orbital Launch Mount A - SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA

Eighth test flight of the two-stage Starship launch vehicle.