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Angara A5
Angara A5 is an orbital launch vehicle currently flying operated by Roscosmos of Moscow, Russia, 55.4 m tall, 24,500 kg to low Earth orbit, 3 stages.
| Operator | Roscosmos · Moscow, Russia |
|---|---|
| Status | Currently flying |
| First flight | 2014 |
| Height | 55.4 m |
| Diameter | 8.86 m |
| Liftoff mass | 773 t |
| Liftoff thrust | 9,614 kN |
| Stages | 3 |
| Payload to LEO | 24,500 kg |
| Payload to GTO | 5,400 kg |
| Engines | 5 × RD-191 · Briz-M or Orion upper |
| Propellant | RP-1 / liquid oxygen |
| Reuse | Expendable — nothing is recovered |
| Launch sites | Plesetsk · Vostochny |
Modular — the same universal rocket module is core and booster. Intended to replace Proton and end dependence on Baikonur, and flying rarely.
About Roscosmos
Flies the most-launched rocket family in history, on hardware whose lineage runs back to the R-7 of 1957. Founded 1992.