Russia test-launched its Angara-A5 space rocket for the first time from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Far East.

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Russia test-launched its Angara-A5 space rocket for the first time from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Far East, successfully putting a test load in low orbit as part of an effort to develop a new post-Soviet launch vehicle. The launch was intended to showcase Russia’s post-Soviet space ambitions and the growing role played by Vostochny. The Angara-A5 is a heavy-lift version of the new Angara family of rockets that has been developed to replace the Soviet-designed Proton rockets.


     

     

     

 

     


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