The first launch of the Angara-A5 heavy-class rocket from the Vostochny cosmodrome was canceled, a Sputnik correspondent reported. Another attempt is expected to be on April 10.
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.
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The Russian Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center has sent the Angara-A5 rocket from its Omsk branch, the Polet Production Association, to the Vostochny cosmodrome, Roscosmos reported.
A mockup of the Angara-NZh of the Angara-A5 heavy-lift launch vehicle has been installed on the launch pad at the Vostochny Cosmodrome, the Russian state space corporation Roscosmos reported.