Dummy payload
Angara A5/Persey
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
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Mission
Dummy payload
Type: Test Flight
Launch Cost: $31,000,000
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.
Location
35/1
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
1651 rockets have launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
Rocket
Angara A5/Persey – Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Family: Angara
Length: 55.4 m
Diameter: 8.86 m
Launch Mass: 773 T
Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 24500 kg
The Angara A5/Persey was manufactured by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center with the first launch on . Angara A5/Persey has 0 successful launches and 1 failed launches with a total of 1 launches. Angara A5/Persey is an Angara A5 with an improved RP-1/LOX upper stage.
Agency
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Type: Government
Abbreviation: KhSC
Administration: Director: Andrey Vladimirovich Kalinovskiy
Founded: 1916
Launchers: Proton | Rokot
Country: RUS
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.
New spacecraft will travel, all the very best on first launch
Merry Christmas to all our space friends .
Successful launch its to bad we could not see it via Video , maybe next time .?
P.S just saw the launch via webcam , looks like back to the drawing board but this is what space exploration is all about.