Next Generation Rocket Angara: News

Daniel_Admassu wrote:Hoping for the best:

Second Angara-5 to return to launch pad

http://www.russianspaceweb.com/angara5-flight2.html#2020

MOSCOW, December 14. / TASS /. On Monday, the space forces of the Russian Aerospace Forces conducted the second test launch of the Angara-A5 heavy carrier rocket with the overall mass model of the payload from the Plesetsk cosmodrome, the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

"The combat crew of the Space Forces of the Aerospace Forces carried out a test launch of the Angara-A5 heavy-class carrier rocket with the overall mass model of the payload," the military department noted.

The rocket was launched at 08:50 Moscow time from the launch pad number 35 of the State Test Cosmodrome of the RF Ministry of Defense (Plesetsk cosmodrome) in the Arkhangelsk Region. As specified in the department, all prelaunch operations and the launch of the "Angara-A5" space rocket took place in the normal mode.

"Ground assets of the Space Forces of the Aerospace Forces monitored the launch and flight of the carrier rocket," added the Defense Ministry.

The ministry clarified that the Angara-A5 was taken to be escorted by ground-based means of the Russian Aerospace Forces.

"Launched at 08:50 Moscow time from the State test cosmodrome of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (Plesetsk cosmodrome) in the Arkhangelsk region, the Angara-A5 space rocket at estimated time 08:53 Moscow time was accepted for escort by ground means of the Main Test Space Center named after G . S. Titov of the Space Forces of the Aerospace Forces ", - noted in the Ministry of Defense.

Daniel_Admassu wrote:Congratulations to krunitschev and Personnel at Plesetsk. I still regret the dummy payload decision. I remember Rogozin saying the same thing after the first test launch,  6 YEARS AGO. Any info why this was?

MOSCOW, December 14 - RIA Novosti. Roscosmos has signed a contract worth over 20 billion rubles for the creation of an oxygen-hydrogen upper stage KBTK, which will significantly increase the carrying capacity of the Angara launch vehicle , follows from the materials of the state corporation posted on the state procurement website.

In October 2019, Sergey Kuznetsov, General Designer of the Salyut Design Bureau of the Khrunichev Center (Roscosmos enterprise), told RIA Novosti that flight tests of the KBTK are planned to begin in 2027 with the allocation of the necessary funding.

According to materials on state purchases, the contract between Roscosmos and the Khrunichev Center in the amount of 20.6 billion rubles for the creation of the KBTK was signed on December 10. In the course of the work, which is planned to be completed by December 2025, it is planned to manufacture models and prototypes, as well as conduct their tests.

The Angara is not just the rocket itself, it is the whole manufacturing process.