Angara-A5 successfully launched a payload into Earth orbit

Today, the Russian Angara-A5 heavy-class rocket successfully launched from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Amur Region. The launch took place exactly at noon, and after 12 minutes 26 seconds, the Orion upper stage separated from the third stage of the rocket, which will launch the test payload into orbit.

Let us note that the first launch of the Angara was initially scheduled for April 9. However, due to a failure in the pressurization system of the oxidizer tank of the central block of the rocket, it was postponed to April 10. But even a day later the rocket could not launch. This time due to problems in the engine control starting system. The launch was postponed another day and today proceeded as usual.



In the fourth minute of the flight, the side booster blocks separated from the rocket as usual. At the sixth minute of the flight, the normal separation of the second stage occurred. On the seventh, the head fairing was dropped. Finally, at the thirteenth minute of the flight, the normal separation of the third stage occurred. The orbital unit, consisting of the Orion upper stage and test payload, was successfully launched into orbit.


We would like to add that previously three launches of the light-class Angara-A1.2 and three launches of the heavy-class Angara-A5 took place.

As Roscosmos emphasizes, a modernized Angara-A5M rocket will soon launch from the Vostochny Cosmodrome. With its help, they plan to launch modules of the Russian orbital station into orbit.