Launch of the Angara-A5 rocket went perfectly, Roscosmos Chief says
Dmitry Rogozin noted that the plans of the state corporation for the next year include creating one light and one heavy versions of Angara
OMSK, December 19. /TASS/. Head of Russia’s space agency Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin praised the results of the Angara-A5 rocket launch and noted that this type of missile has great prospects, he told reporters on Saturday.
"The rocket’s launch went perfectly. Everyone is happy, so everyone immediately sees the great prospects of the Angara and also of the Omsk Polet," Rogozin said.
He noted that this launch was very important. "Six years after the first test launches, we can say that the team of the Khrunichev Center and the Omsk Polet have done a great job in order to make a new rocket, updated, which fully confirmed the customer's requirements for carrying capacity and launch accuracy," Rogozin added.