Angara A5 (Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center)
The Angara A5 is a non-reusable, active launch vehicle manufactured by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center (established in 1916). It undertook its inaugural launch on an unknown date.
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.
Angara A5 Specifications
| Length | 55.4 m |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 8.86 m |
| Stages | 2 |
| Launch Mass | 773 T |
| Takeoff Thrust | 9600 kN |
| LEO Capacity | 24500 kg |
Angara A5 Launch Record
Manufacturer
Director: Andrey Vladimirovich Kalinovskiy
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.