Launch of Angara A5
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| Function | Launch vehicle |
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| Manufacturer | Khrunichev KBKhA |
| Country of origin | Russia |
| Cost per launch | US$100 million (2021) [1] |
| Size | |
| Height | 55.4 m (182 ft) |
| Width | 8.86 m (29.1 ft) |
| Mass | 171,500 kg (378,100 lb) - 790,000 kg (1,740,000 lb) |
| Stages | 2-3 |
| Capacity | |
| Payload to LEO (Plesetsk) | |
| Mass | 24,500 kg (54,000 lb) |
| Payload to GTO (Plesetsk) | |
| Mass | 5,400 kg (11,900 lb) - 7,500 kg (16,500 lb) |
| Associated rockets | |
| Family | Angara |
| Comparable | Naro-1, Angara 1.2 |
| Launch history | |
| Status | Active |
| Launch sites | Plesetsk, Site 35 Vostochny, Site 1A |
| Total launches | 4 |
| Success(es) | 3 |
| Failure(s) | 0 |
| Partial failure(s) | 1 |
| First flight | 23 December 2014 |
| Last flight | 11 April 2024 |
| Boosters (A5) – URM-1 | |
| No. boosters | 4 (see text) |
| Powered by | 1RD-191 |
| Maximum thrust | 1,920 kN (430,000 lbf) (Sea level) |
| Total thrust | 7,680 kN (1,730,000 lbf) (Sea level) |
| Specific impulse | 310.7 s (3.047 km/s) (Sea level) |
| Burn time | 214 seconds |
| Propellant | RP-1/LOX |
| First stage – URM-1 | |
| Powered by | 1RD-191 |
| Maximum thrust | 1,920 kN (430,000 lbf) (Sea level) |
| Specific impulse | 310.7 s (3.047 km/s) (Sea level) |
| Burn time | Angara 1.2: 214 seconds Angara A5: 325 seconds |
| Propellant | RP-1/LOX |
| Second stage – URM-2 | |
| Powered by | 1RD-0124A |
| Maximum thrust | 294.3 kN (66,200 lbf) |
| Specific impulse | 359 s (3.52 km/s) |
| Burn time | Angara A5: 424 seconds |
| Propellant | RP-1/LOX |
| Third stage (A5) – Briz-M (optional) | |
| Powered by | 1S5.98M |
| Maximum thrust | 19.6 kN (4,400 lbf) |
| Specific impulse | 326 s (3.20 km/s) |
| Burn time | 3,000 seconds |
| Propellant | N2O4/UDMH |
| Third stage (A5) – Persei / Orion (optional) | |
| Powered by | 1RD-58MF |
| Maximum thrust | 19.6 kN (4,400 lbf) |
| Specific impulse | 326 s (3.20 km/s) |
| Burn time | 3,000 seconds |
| Propellant | RP-1/LOX |
| Third stage (A5) – KVTK (optional, under development) | |
| Powered by | 1RD-0146D |
| Maximum thrust | 68.6 kN (15,400 lbf) |
| Specific impulse | 463 s (4.54 km/s) |
| Burn time | 1,350 seconds |
| Propellant | LH2/LOX |
Angara A5 (Russian: Ангара-А5), is a Russian expendable heavy lift launch vehicle which consists of one URM-1 core and four URM-1 boosters, a 3.6m URM-2 second stage, and an upper stage, either the Briz-M, Blok DM-03 or the KVTK.[2] Weighing 773 tonnes at lift-off, Angara A5 has a payload capacity of 24.5 tonnes to a 200 km (120 mi) x 60° orbit. Angara A5 is able to deliver 5.4 tonnes to GTO with Briz-M, or 7.5 tonnes to the same orbit with KVTK.[2]
In the Angara A5, the four URM-1s used as boosters operate at full thrust for approximately 214 seconds, then separate. The URM-1 forming the vehicle's core is operated at full thrust for lift off, then throttled down to 30% to conserve propellant. The core is throttled back up after the boosters have separated and continues burning for another 110 seconds.[3]
The first Angara A5 test flight was launched on 23 December 2014. The second test flight was launched on 14 December 2020 from Plesetsk.[4]
| Date/time (UTC) | Configuration | Serial number | Launch pad | Outcome | |
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| Payload | Separation orbit | Operator | Function | ||
| Remarks | |||||
| 23 December 2014 05:57 UTC |
Angara A5 / Briz-M | 71751 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Site 35 | Success | |
| 2,000 kg (4,400 lb) mass simulator (MGM n°1) | Low Earth orbit[6] | Roscosmos | Orbital test flight No.1 | ||
| Maiden flight of Angara A5, mass simulator intentionally not separated from Briz-M upper stage[5] | |||||
| 14 December 2020 05:50 UTC [7] |
Angara A5 / Briz-M | 71752 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Site 35/1 | Success | |
| 2,400 kg (5,300 lb) mass simulator (MGM n°2) | Geosynchronous | Roscosmos | Orbital test flight No.2 | ||
| Second orbital test flight | |||||
| 27 December 2021 19:00:00 UTC[8][9] |
Angara A5 / Persei | 71753 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Site 35/1 | Partial Failure | |
| 5,400 kg (11,900 lb) mass simulator (MGM n°3) | Geocentric supersynchronous | Ministry of Defence | Orbital test flight No.3 | ||
| First flight test of the Persei upper stage, a Blok DM-03 upper stage variant for Angara. Last of the three demonstration flights planned. Upper stage failed to restart for 2nd burn, leaving upper stage and payload in low Earth orbit. They decayed from orbit in a fortnight. | |||||
| 11 April 2024 09:00 UTC |
Angara A5 / Orion | Vostochny Cosmodrome, Site 1A | Success | ||
| Mass simulator to GEO + cubesat "Gagarinets" to LEO | GEO | Roscosmos | Orbital test flight No.4 | ||
| First flight of the Angara A5 from Vostochny Cosmodrome. | |||||
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Future Launches | |||||
| Q4 2024[10][11] | Angara A5M | Vostochny Cosmodrome, Site 1A | TBD | ||
| TBD | LEO | Roscosmos | TBD | ||
| First flight of the Angara A5M. | |||||
| 2024[12][13] | Angara A5 | Plesetsk CosmodromeorVostochny Cosmodrome | TBD | ||
| Luch-5VM | Geosynchronous | Gonets Satellite System | Communications | ||
| 2025[12][14] | Angara A5 / DM-03 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | TBD | ||
| Luch-5M 1 | Geosynchronous | Gonets Satellite System | Communications | ||
| 2027[15][16] | Angara A5M | Vostochny Cosmodrome, Site 1A | TBD | ||
| NEM-1 | LEO/SSO | Roscosmos | Russian Orbital Service Station (ROSS) Core Module | ||
| Originally intended for launch to the International Space Station. Now intended to go into a Sun-Synchronous Orbit at 98 degrees. | |||||
| 2028[17] | Angara A5 | Vostochny Cosmodrome, Site 1A | TBD | ||
| Orel | LEO | Roscosmos | Space capsule | ||
| Uncrewed test launch of Orel spacecraft. First launch of Angara A5 from Vostochny. | |||||
| 2028[17][19] | Angara A5P | Vostochny Cosmodrome, Site 1A | TBD | ||
| Orel | LEO | Roscosmos | Space capsule | ||
| Uncrewed test launch of Orel to the International Space Station. First flight of the Angara A5P, a crew-rated variant of the Angara A5.[18] | |||||
| 2028[17][18] | Angara A5P | Vostochny Cosmodrome, Site 1A | TBD | ||
| Orel | LEO | Roscosmos | Space capsule | ||
| Crewed test launch of Orel to the International Space Station. | |||||
| 2028[20] | Angara A5 | Vostochny Cosmodrome, Site 1A | TBD | ||
| Luna 27 | Selenocentric | Roscosmos | Lunar lander | ||
| Third mission of Luna-Glob Programme. | |||||
| NET 2029[20] | Angara A5 / DM-03 | Vostochny Cosmodrome, Site 1A | TBD | ||
| Luna 28 | Selenocentric | Roscosmos | Lunar lander / Lunar sample return | ||
| Lunar sample-return mission. | |||||
| NET 2029[19] | Angara A5P | Vostochny Cosmodrome, Site 1A | TBD | ||
| Orel | LEO | Roscosmos | Space capsule | ||
| Crewed Orel flight test. | |||||
| 2030[21][22] | Angara A5 / DM-03 | Vostochny Cosmodrome, Site 1A | TBD | ||
| Spektr-UV | IGSO | Roscosmos | Ultraviolet space telescope | ||
| NET 2030[20] | Angara A5 | Vostochny Cosmodrome, Site 1A | TBD | ||
| Luna 29 | Selenocentric | Roscosmos | Lunar rover / Lunar sample return | ||
| Lunar sample-return mission. | |||||
| NET 2030[19] | Angara A5P | Vostochny Cosmodrome, Site 1A | TBD | ||
| Orel | LEO | Roscosmos | Space capsule | ||
| Crewed Orel flight test. | |||||
| NET 2030[23] | Angara A5 / Briz-M | Vostochny Cosmodrome, Site 1A | TBD | ||
| Spektr-M | Sun-Earth L2 Lagrange Point | Roscosmos | Millimeter wavelength space telescope | ||
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