In Plesetsk test a new rocket “Angara” – Russian newspaper

In Plesetsk test a new rocket "Angara" – Russian newspaper

Yesterday, the military Plesetsk cosmodrome in the Arkhangelsk region has successfully passed the first test launch of the carrier rocket heavy class “Angara-A5″.

During her flight and start a videoconference watched President Vladimir Putin. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told him that everything went normally. Just this year, the military nine times sent into space rocket with the satellite reconnaissance, communications, navigation and meteorological support. They also completed the first phase of flight testing “Angara”. The number of space launches in 2015, according to Shoigu, increased by half, which will update the fourth of the orbital group.

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The President called severe test “Angara” great and very important event for the space industry. Vladimir Putin reminded that this rocket used the most advanced technology, and it can help to guarantee output to any existing and future orbits of satellites for military and scientific purposes.

– They are designed for Early-warning radar, intelligence , navigation, communications and broadcasting. Thus we seriously strengthen Russia’s security – the president said.

He added that all the parts and components “Angara” – Russian, and in its development to use advanced technology to meet modern standards, including environmental requirements that significantly reduces the burden on the environment. “In the future, these rockets will be launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome and will replace their predecessors” Proton-M “and” Roar “, – said the head of state. He recalled that until 2020, specialists will perform a number of different classes of media starts.

It should be noted that the preparation of a new missile for launch – the process is not only complex, but also long. Not accidentally various blocks heavy “Angara” began delivering in Plesetsk at the end of July. This required two railway staff.

An interesting detail: heavy missiles they began to prepare for the launch almost immediately after the launch of its light version. Recall that the “Angara-1.2pp” rose from the northern cosmodrome on July 9. For 21 minutes on a ballistic trajectory flew across the country and took polutoratonny mock satellite in Kamchatka Kura testing range. Although her start due to technical reasons initially postponed the first test light carrier recognized successful. Then Sergei Shoigu said that for the first time in Russian history there was a universal spacecraft capable of outputting into orbit payloads for various purposes.

About the universality of “Angara” the minister did not exaggerated. The new and completely domestic complex includes four types range missiles – from light to medium load capacity in 1,7-3,8 tons to severe variant in 28,5-35 tons. In addition, unlike other rockets “Angara” is not on the poisonous heptyl, and environmentally friendly fuels – kerosene and liquid oxygen.

abandoned in favor of “Angara” from the start “Rokot”, converted into a peaceful purpose of the strategic missile RS-18 (in the West it is called the “Stiletto”) military ready in the next two years.