Angara

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Angara is a family of Russian modular space-launch vehicles designed to provide flexible, modern access to orbit from sites such as the Plesetsk Cosmodrome.

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Angara canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf expendable launch system
family of space-launch vehicles
capability launch to geostationary transfer orbit
launch to low Earth orbit
launch to sun-synchronous orbit
configurationType modular launch vehicle family
countryOfOrigin Russia
designer Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
designGoal modular scalability of payload capacity
reduce dependence on Baikonur Cosmodrome
use non-toxic propellants
developmentStart 1990s
familyMember Angara 1.1
Angara 1.2
Angara A3
Angara A5
Angara A5M
Angara A5V
Angara A7
firstFlight 2014-07-09
firstLaunchSite Plesetsk Cosmodrome
intendedToReplace Proton-K
linked to: Proton rocket

Proton-M
linked to: Proton rocket

Zenit launch vehicle
launchSite Vostochny Cosmodrome
launchVehicleFamilyFor Russian military payloads
civilian satellites
manufacturer Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
notableVariant Angara 1.2PP
Angara A5/Briz-M
Angara A5/Persei
operator Roscosmos
Russian Space Forces
primaryEngine RD-191
propellantType kerosene/LOX
purpose orbital launch
replacement for Proton launch vehicle
stageCount 2
3
status operational
successorTo UR-500 (Proton) design line
upperStagePropellantType LOX/LH2
hypergolic propellants
usesCoreStage Universal Rocket Module 1 (URM-1)
usesUpperStage Briz-M
Persei (DM-03 based upper stage)
linked to: Briz-M upper stage

Universal Rocket Module 2 (URM-2)
linked to: URM-2 upper stage

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