The first flight of the rocket: "Angara-A5" successfully took off from the Plesetsk cosmodrome
RIA Novosti reports that the first test launch of the Angara-A5 heavy class launch vehicle took place at 08:57 am today at the Plesetsk cosmodrome in the Arkhangelsk Region. The launch vehicle with the non-detachable overall-mass satellite mockup went to a geostationary orbit at an altitude of about 36 thousand kilometers.
Launch of the Angara-1.2PP light class launch vehicle on July 9, 2014 . Photo RIA News
Earlier, on July 9, a successful launch of the Angara-1.2PP light launch vehicle (Angara 1.2. First launch, launch vehicle, in the photo above) was already launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome. The heavy version of the Angara-A5 rocket took off for the first time today.
For some reason, the launch launch was only for the elect: as the RIA writes , Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in the launch ceremony via videoconference. Therefore, the launch video appeared with a delay:
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Facts about the "Angara" :
The importance of this project for the national cosmonautics is explained by the fact that Russia needs a missile system capable of delivering payloads to the geostationary orbit from the territory of the Russian Federation - currently the Proton launch vehicle is launched only from the Baikonur cosmodrome located in Kazakhstan.
RIA writes that now one of the main tasks for the future in the development of the Angara project is to turn the rocket into a reusable one, in order to significantly reduce the cost of launches and make Angara the most economical in the world. The developer of Angara, the Khrunichev Center together with TsAGI and NPO Molniya, is already working on a reusable rocket project. However, the agency stipulates that the implementation of this project requires additional funding.
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Launch of the Angara-1.2PP light class launch vehicle on July 9, 2014 . Photo RIA News
As expected, the first stage of the "Angara" will be dropped at 9.00 Moscow time, the estimated place of the fall is the Komi Republic. Reset the second stage is expected over the Tomsk region at 9.02 Moscow time. Shutting down the cruise engine of the third stage of the launch vehicle and separating the head space unit as part of the Briz-M upper stage with a satellite payload is expected at 9.09 Moscow time. The fall of the spent third stage is expected in the Philippine Sea.
- RIA News.
Earlier, on July 9, a successful launch of the Angara-1.2PP light launch vehicle (Angara 1.2. First launch, launch vehicle, in the photo above) was already launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome. The heavy version of the Angara-A5 rocket took off for the first time today.
For some reason, the launch launch was only for the elect: as the RIA writes , Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in the launch ceremony via videoconference. Therefore, the launch video appeared with a delay:
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Facts about the "Angara" :
- The fuel used in the Angara is eco-friendly kerosene-based fuel; liquid oxygen will act as an oxidizer; accordingly, such a missile is much safer to use. In the future, it is possible to certify the use of the Angara for manned flights.
- The rocket’s modular design makes it possible to simplify delivery and create a whole family of light launch vehicles (based on the 1st module of the first stage with a payload mass of 1.5 t in low earth orbit) and heavy classes (up to 35 t, consisting of 7 universal rocket modules as part of the first stage).
- The payload of the Angara A7 (the heavier version of the Angara) is up to 35 tons, which is more than that of the Proton. These technical capabilities of “Angara A5” will allow a payload of the same mass from the Plesetsk cosmodrome to a geostationary orbit to be transferred from the Plesotsk cosmodrome to the Baikonur cosmodrome using a Proton-M launch vehicle.
The importance of this project for the national cosmonautics is explained by the fact that Russia needs a missile system capable of delivering payloads to the geostationary orbit from the territory of the Russian Federation - currently the Proton launch vehicle is launched only from the Baikonur cosmodrome located in Kazakhstan.
RIA writes that now one of the main tasks for the future in the development of the Angara project is to turn the rocket into a reusable one, in order to significantly reduce the cost of launches and make Angara the most economical in the world. The developer of Angara, the Khrunichev Center together with TsAGI and NPO Molniya, is already working on a reusable rocket project. However, the agency stipulates that the implementation of this project requires additional funding.
a source
news on the Roscosmos website
via
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