Angara (rocket family)
First Operational launch of Angara-A5 rocket | |
| Function | Launch vehicle |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Khrunichev · KBKhA |
| Country of origin | Russia |
| Cost per launch | A5: US$100 million (2021) |
| Size | |
| Height | 42.7–64 m (140–210 ft) |
| Width |
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| Mass | 171,500–790,000 kg (378,100–1,741,700 lb) |
| Stages | 2-3 |
| Capacity | |
| Payload to LEO (Plesetsk) | |
| Mass | 3,800–24,500 kg (8,400–54,000 lb) |
| Payload to GTO (Plesetsk) | |
| Mass | 5,400–7,500 kg (11,900–16,500 lb) |
| Associated rockets | |
| Derivative work | |
| Comparable | Naro-1 used a modified URM-1 first stage |
| Launch history | |
| Status | Active |
| Launch sites | Plesetsk, Site 35/1 Vostochny, Site 1A |
| Total launches | 12 (A1.2pp: 1, A1.2: 6, A5: 5) |
| Success(es) | 11 (A1.2pp: 1, A1.2: 6, A5: 4) |
| Partial failure | 1 (A5: 1) |
| First flight | A1.2pp: 9 July 2014 A1.2: 29 April 2022 A5: 23 December 2014 |
| Last flight |
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| Boosters (A5) – URM-1 | |
| No. boosters | 4 |
| Powered by | 1 × RD-191 |
| Maximum thrust | 1,920 kN (430,000 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 | Angara 1.2: 214 seconds Angara A5: 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 (A5) – 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 (A5) – 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 (A5) – 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 |
The Angara rocket family (Russian: Ангара) is a family of launch vehicles being developed by the Moscow-based Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. The launch vehicles are to put between 3,800 kg (8,400 lb) and 24,500 kg (54,000 lb) into low Earth orbit and are intended, along with Soyuz-2 variants, to replace several existing launch vehicles.