Russia Angara A5 Heavy-Lift Space Rocket Successfully Test-Launched for Second Time

Angara A5 is designed to replace the Proton M heavy-lift rocket.

By Associated Press | Updated: 15 December 2020 13:24 IST

Russia Angara A5 Heavy-Lift Space Rocket Successfully Test-Launched for Second Time

Photo Credit: Twitter/ @Rogozin

Angara A5's development and manufacturing has been plagued by delays and technical problems

Highlights

The rocket lifted off Monday morning from the Plesetsk cosmodrome
Its first successful test launch took place in 2014
Roscosmos touted the increased environmental safety of the Angara rockets

Russia on Monday successfully test-launched its heavy lift Angara A5 space rocket for the second time, the country's military and space officials said.

The rocket lifted off Monday morning from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in northwest Russia.

“It flies, damn it!” Dmitry Rogozin, head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos, tweeted after the launch.

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— РОСКОСМОС (@roscosmos) December 14, 2020

Its first successful test launch took place in 2014 and was hailed by Russian President Vladimir Putin as “a major achievement for our space rocket industry and for Russia in general.”

Angara A5 is designed to replace the Proton M heavy lift rocket, but its development and manufacturing has been plagued by delays and technical problems.

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Roscosmos on Monday touted the increased environmental safety of the Angara rockets, as they “do not use aggressive and toxic propellants, significantly increasing environmental safety both in the areas adjacent to the launch complex and in the drop zones.”

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