Angara A5
Active AngaraKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center (KhSC)
Dec. 23, 2014
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
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Minimum Stage
2 -
Max Stage
3 -
Length
55.4 m -
Diameter
8.86 m -
Fairing Diameter
5.0 m -
Launch Mass
773 T -
Thrust
9600 kN
Family
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Name
Angara A5 -
Family
Angara -
Variant
Briz-M -
Alias
― -
Full Name
Angara A5
Payload Capacity
-
Launch Cost
― -
Low Earth Orbit
24500 kg -
Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
5200 kg -
Direct Geostationary
2800 kg -
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Government
Director: Andrey Vladimirovich Kalinovskiy
KhSC 1916Khrunichev 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.
Upcoming Spaceflights
Angara A5/Briz-M | Unknown military payload
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | RUSPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 1, 2020, midnight
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