{"id":68610,"date":"2024-03-27T17:16:15","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T17:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/what-is-so-special-about-russias-angara-a5-carrier-rocket"},"modified":"2024-03-27T18:58:06","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T18:58:06","slug":"what-is-so-special-about-russias-angara-a5-carrier-rocket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/what-is-so-special-about-russias-angara-a5-carrier-rocket","title":{"rendered":"What is So Special About Russia’s Angara-A5 Carrier Rocket?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>The new carrier has been moved to a launch pad at the Vostochny Cosmodrome as part of the preparations for its upcoming launch – slated to take place sometime between April 6 and 10.<\/p>\n

According to a press release by Russia\u2019s space corporation Roscosmos, this launch of the Angara-A5 rocket with an Orion booster module is going to kickstart flight development tests of the Amur orbital launch vehicle with an Angara carrier rocket.<\/p>\n

Angara-A5: What is It?<\/b><\/p>\n

Angara-A5 is one of the latest iterations of the Russian-made Angara carrier rocket developed by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, which is expected to phase out the Proton-M carrier rocket in the near future.<\/p>\n

This three-stage rocket is capable of delivering up to 24.5 tonnes of payload into the low orbit thanks to its powerful RD-191 engines (the third stage, however, is equipped with RD-0124A engines).<\/p>\n

One of the Angara-A5\u2019s selling points is that, unlike Proton-M, it does not use toxic rocket fuel, which effectively translates into less risk for the environment both at the launch site and in areas where spent rocket stages might land.<\/p>\n

Upgraded Variants<\/b><\/p>\n

An upgraded version of the Angara-A5, known as Angara-A5M, can send up to 27.7 tonnes of cargo into low orbit thanks to its improved RD-191M engines that generate 10% more thrust than the RD-191.<\/p>\n

The rocket\u2019s developers also presented the concept of a piloted version of Angara, Angara-A5P, meant to launch cargo and spacecraft in orbit.<\/p>\n

A new version of the Angara carrier rocket, dubbed Angara-5V, is currently being developed.<\/p>\n

This three-stage rocket is expected to be able to ferry even more cargo into low orbit (up to 37.5 tonnes).<\/p>\n

Angara-5V\u2019s third stage is also going to feature a different rocket engine, RD-0150, that runs on liquid oxygen and hydrogen.<\/p>\n

The Angara carrier rockets will ensure that Russia can launch all types of spacecraft from its soil and maintain an \u201cindependent access to space,\u201d Roscosmos notes on its website.<\/p>\n

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