Success
Dummy payload
Test Flight
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center(KhSC)Government
Angara A5/Briz-M
Direct-GEOorbit
This is the second test flight of the Angara-A5 launch vehicle. It carries mass simulator payload which is to be delivered to geostationary orbit.
Monday, December 14, 2020 at 5:50 AM
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Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#6,029
KhSC Mission
#186
Pad Launch
#3
Location Launch
#1,641
Designator
2020-097
Launch Window
NET
Dec 14, 2020, 5:50 AM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Angara A5/Briz-M Specs
Angara A5/Briz-M is an Angara A5 with an Briz-M upper stage previously used on the Proton launch vehicle.
Length
55.4 m
Diameter
8.86 m
Launch Mass
773 t
Thrust
9,600 kN
LEO Capacity
24,500 kg
GTO Capacity
5,400 kg
GEO Capacity
2,800 kg
Launch Cost
$31M
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2014
Fastest Turnaround
4y 6mo
Total Launches
3
Successful
3
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
3
Maiden flight: Dec 23, 2014
Social Flight Log
- Dec 14, 2020, 5:51 AM
Lift off
Source - Dec 13, 2020, 9:39 PM
Reverting to GO since the information about delay was not confirmed via insider source
- Dec 13, 2020, 9:19 PM
uncertain if go
Source - Dec 7, 2020, 9:09 AM
Updated launch time.
Source - Dec 6, 2020, 3:18 AM
Angara A5 launch continues to slip per RIA.
Source - Nov 28, 2020, 12:55 AM
Launch continues to slip.
Source - Nov 23, 2020, 5:51 PM
Launch is NET Dec 4
Source - Nov 23, 2020, 9:20 AM
Launch delayed due to rocket problems, requires roll back to the HIF.
Source - Nov 15, 2020, 3:13 PM
Launch TBC Nov 28 05:22 UTC
Source
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Plesetsk Cosmodrome is a Russian spaceport located in Mirny, Arkhangelsk Oblast, about 800 km north of Moscow and approximately 200 km south of Arkhangelsk. Originally developed as an ICBM site for the R-7 missile, it also served for numerous satellite launches using the R-7 and other rockets. Its high latitude makes it useful only for certain types of launches, especially the Molniya orbits, so for much of the site's history it functioned as a secondary location, with most orbital launches taking place from Baikonur, in the Kazakh SSR. With the end of the Soviet Union, Baikonur became a foreign territory, and Kazakhstan charged $115 million usage fees annually. Consequently, Plesetsk has seen considerably more activity since the 2000s.
Timezone
Europe/Moscow
Local Launch Time
Dec 14, 2020, 8:50 AM
Total Launches
1,685
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
62.9256, 40.5778
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center is a Moscow-based producer of spacecraft and space-launch systems, including the Proton and Rokot rockets and is currently developing the Angara rocket family. The Proton launch vehicle launches from Baikonur and Rokot launches from Baikonur and Plesetsk. Angara will launch from Plesetsk and Vostochny.
Founded
1916
Administrator
Director: Andrey Vladimirovich Kalinovskiy
Total Launches
193
Successful
178
Failed
15
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
4