Angara A5
Russian heavy-lift launch vehicle
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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 3.6-metre (12 ft) URM-2 second stage, and an upper stage, either the Briz-M, Blok DM-03 or the KVTK.[2] Weighing 773 tonnes (1,704,000 lb) at lift-off, Angara A5 has a payload capacity of 24.5 tonnes (54,000 lb) to a 200 km (120 mi) x 60° orbit. Angara A5 is able to deliver 5.4 tonnes (12,000 lb) to GTO with Briz-M, or 7.5 tonnes (17,000 lb) to the same orbit with KVTK.[2] Adding a kick stage increases the height of the rocket.
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FunctionHeavy-lift launch vehicle
ManufacturerKhrunichev · KBKhA
Country of originRussia
Cost per launchUS$100 million (2021) [1]
Launch of the Angara-A5 from the Plesetsk cosmodrome on 19 June 2025 | |
| Function | Heavy-lift launch vehicle |
|---|---|
| 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 | 171,500–790,000 kg (378,100–1,741,700 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 |
| Launch history | |
| Status | Active |
| Launch sites | Plesetsk, Site 35 Vostochny, Site 1A |
| Total launches | 5 |
| Success(es) | 4 |
| Partial failure | 1 |
| First flight | 23 December 2014 |
| Last flight | 19 June 2025 (most recent) |
| Boosters – URM-1 | |
| No. boosters | 4 |
| Powered by | 1 × RD-191 |
| Maximum thrust | 1,920 kN (430,000 lbf) |
| Total thrust | 7,680 kN (1,730,000 lbf) |
| Specific impulse | 310.7 s (3.047 km/s) |
| Burn time | 214 seconds |
| Propellant | LOX / RP-1 |
| First stage – URM-1 | |
| Powered by | 1 × RD-191 |
| Maximum thrust | 1,920 kN (430,000 lbf) |
| Specific impulse | 310.7 s (3.047 km/s) |
| Burn time | 325 seconds |
| Propellant | LOX / RP-1 |
| Second stage – URM-2 | |
| Powered by | 1 × RD-0124A |
| Maximum thrust | 294.3 kN (66,200 lbf) |
| Specific impulse | 359 s (3.52 km/s) |
| Burn time | 424 seconds |
| Propellant | LOX / RP-1 |
| Third stage – Briz-M (optional) | |
| Powered by | 1 × S5.98M |
| 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 – Blok DM-03 (optional) | |
| Powered by | 1 × RD-58MF |
| Maximum thrust | 19.6 kN (4,400 lbf) |
| Specific impulse | 326 s (3.20 km/s) |
| Burn time | 3,000 seconds |
| Propellant | LOX / RP-1 |
| Third stage – KVTK (optional, under development) | |
| Powered by | 1 × RD-0146D |
| Maximum thrust | 68.6 kN (15,400 lbf) |
| Specific impulse | 463 s (4.54 km/s) |
| Burn time | 1,350 seconds |
| Propellant | LOX / LH2 |
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]
Some official models show the Angara carrying an Orel crew capsule spacecraft with an abort tower.
Launch statistics
Launch outcomes
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- Loss before launch
- Loss during flight
- Partial failure
- Success
- Planned
Launches
| Date/time (UTC) | Configuration | Serial number | Launch pad | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload | Separation orbit | Operator | Function | ||
| Remarks | |||||
| 23 December 2014 05:57 |
Angara A5 / Briz-M | 71751 | Plesetsk, Site 35 | Success | |
| IPM №1 (MGM №1) | LEO[5] | RVSN RF | Mass simulator 2,000 kg (4,400 lb) | ||
| Maiden flight of Angara A5, mass simulator intentionally not separated from Briz-M upper stage[6] Orbital test flight No.1. | |||||
| 14 December 2020 05:50[7] |
Angara A5 / Briz-M | 71752 | Plesetsk, Site 35/1 | Success | |
| IPM №2 (MGM №2) | GSO | RVSN RF | Mass simulator 2,400 kg (5,300 lb) | ||
| Second orbital test flight. Orbital test flight No.2. | |||||
| 27 December 2021 19:00[8][9] |
Angara A5 / Persei | 71753 | Plesetsk, Site 35/1 | Partial Failure | |
| IPN №1 (MGM №3) | Geocentric supersynchronous | RVSN RF | Mass simulator 5,400 kg (11,900 lb) | ||
| First flight test of Blok DM-03 upper stage variant for Angara. Upper stage failed to restart for 2nd burn, leaving upper stage and payload in low Earth orbit. They decayed from orbit after about two weeks. Orbital test flight No.3. | |||||
| 11 April 2024 09:00 |
Angara A5 / Orion | 72901 | Vostochny, Site 1A | Success | |
| GMM-KA Gagarinets Dummy Cubesat |
GEO LEO |
Roscosmos | Mass simulator | ||
| First flight test of the Angara A5 from Vostochny Cosmodrome (Vostochny Angara Test Flight). Orbital test flight No.4. | |||||
| 19 June 2025 03:00[10] |
Angara A5 / Briz-M | 71754 | Plesetsk, Site 35/1 | Success | |
| Kosmos 2589 (14F166A №1) Kosmos 2590 (14F166A Subsat 1) |
GEO | RVSN RF | Classified | ||
| First operational launch of Angara A5. A new long fairing is used in this launch. | |||||
| Future Launches | |||||
| 2025[11] | Angara A5 / Briz-M | Plesetsk, Site 35/1 | |||
| Kosmos (14F166) | TBA | Russian Space Forces | TBA | ||
| Q4 2027[12][13] | Angara A5M | Vostochny, Site 1A | TBD | ||
| NEM-1 | LEO/SSO | Roscosmos | Russian Orbital Service Station (ROSS) Core Module | ||
| First flight of the Angara A5M. Originally intended for launch to the International Space Station. Now intended to go into a Sun-Synchronous Orbit at 98 degrees. | |||||
| 2028[14] | Angara A5 | Vostochny, Site 1A | TBD | ||
| Orel | LEO | Roscosmos | Space capsule | ||
| Uncrewed test launch of Orel spacecraft. | |||||
| 2028[14][15] | Angara A5P | Vostochny, 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.[16] | |||||
| 2028[14][16] | Angara A5P | Vostochny, Site 1A | TBD | ||
| Orel | LEO | Roscosmos | Space capsule | ||
| Crewed test launch of Orel to the International Space Station. | |||||
| 2028[17] | Angara A5 | Vostochny, Site 1A | TBD | ||
| Luna 27 | Selenocentric | Roscosmos | Lunar lander | ||
| Third mission of Luna-Glob Programme. | |||||
| NET 2029[17] | Angara A5 / DM-03 | Vostochny, Site 1A | TBD | ||
| Luna 28 | Selenocentric | Roscosmos | Lunar lander / Lunar sample return | ||
| Lunar sample-return mission. | |||||
| NET 2029[15] | Angara A5P | Vostochny, Site 1A | TBD | ||
| Orel | LEO | Roscosmos | Space capsule | ||
| Crewed Orel flight test. | |||||
| 2030[18][19] | Angara A5 / DM-03 | Vostochny, Site 1A | TBD | ||
| Spektr-UV | IGSO | Roscosmos | Ultraviolet space telescope | ||
| NET 2030[17] | Angara A5 | Vostochny, Site 1A | TBD | ||
| Luna 29 | Selenocentric | Roscosmos | Lunar rover / Lunar sample return | ||
| Lunar sample-return mission. | |||||
| NET 2030[15] | Angara A5P | Vostochny, Site 1A | TBD | ||
| Orel | LEO | Roscosmos | Space capsule | ||
| Crewed Orel flight test. | |||||
| NET 2030[20] | Angara A5 / Briz-M | Vostochny, Site 1A | TBD | ||
| Spektr-M | Sun-Earth L2 Lagrange Point | Roscosmos | Millimeter wavelength space telescope | ||