Russia's Angara A5 rocket lifted off on April 11, marking the fourth launch of the first rocket developed by Russia since the fall of the USSR in 1991.
A technical malfunction forced Russia on Tuesday to abort the test launch of the Angara-A5 rocket from its Vostochny Cosmodrome minutes before it was scheduled to lift off.
Europe News: Aborted launch of Russian Angara-A5 rocket at Vostochny cosmodrome delayed by at least 24 hours, symbolizing President Putin's space ambitions. The ro
Angara-A5 is one of the latest iterations of the Russian-made Angara carrier rocket developed by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, which is expected to phase out the Proton-M carrier rocket in the near future.
Russia has launched a new rocket carrying a military payload, and it could be an advanced radar satellite intended for use over Ukraine airspace amid conflict.