Vladimir Putin videoconference took part in the launch of heavy rocket "Angara-A5". It started from the Plesetsk cosmodrome.
"Hangar" with the upper stage "breeze-M" during the test run displays in the geostationary orbit mass-dimension layout desired load 2 tons. According to the calculations, the stage of the rocket will fall in specially assigned places: 1st - in the Komi Republic, 2nd and fairing in the Tomsk region, 3rd in the Philippine sea.
Project flight booster lasts for 12 minutes, then from the third stage of "Angara" is the head in the "Breeze-M" and layout. Symbolic satellite display on the target orbit using 4 inclusions main engine upper stage to 18:00 Moscow time. At this time there will be a conditional branch grupamocarta from the upper stage. At the end of the operation, the layout together with the satellite will be placed in orbit disposal.
"Angara" is from a new generation of carrier rockets from light to heavy classes with capacity from 1.5 to 22 tons. All missiles are based on the universal module with oxygen-kerosene engines. Work on the "Angara" has been held since 1995, says TASS. 1st run easy launch vehicle "Angara-1.2 PP" was held July 9, also from the Plesetsk cosmodrome.
The test program "Angara" provides 10 runs, of which 1 and 2 models, others with real spacecraft. Next start with the real machine is scheduled for the period of 2016-2017 years. In 2016 it is planned for the second time to run a light rocket "Angara-1.2".
The center Khrunichev erect heavy rocket Angara family in 2015. From 2018 to 2020 it is planned to produce 2 heavy booster annually. In 2021-2022, 4, 2023-m will be 6 missiles, but in 2024-2025 the year will be released on 7 media "Angara-A5".