# Angara A5

Angara A5 (Russian: Ангара-А5), is a Russian expendable heavy lift launch vehicle which consists of one URM-1 core and four URM-1 boosters, a 3.6-metre (12 ft) URM-2 second stage, and an upper stage, either the Briz-M, Blok DM-03 or the KVTK. Weighing 773 tonnes (1,704,000 lb) at lift-off, Angara A5 has a payload capacity of 24.5 tonnes (54,000 lb) to a 200 km (120 mi) x 60° orbit. Angara A5 is able to deliver 5.4 tonnes (12,000 lb) to GTO with Briz-M, or 7.5 tonnes (17,000 lb) to the same orbit with KVTK.
In the Angara A5, the four URM-1s used as boosters operate at full thrust for approximately 214 seconds, then separate. The URM-1 forming the vehicle's core is operated at full thrust for lift off, then throttled down to 30% to conserve propellant. The core is throttled back up after the boosters have separated and continues burning for another 110 seconds.
The first Angara A5 test flight was launched on 23 December 2014. The second test flight was launched on 14 December 2020 from Plesetsk.

## Launches

| Date/time (UTC) | Date/time (UTC) | Configuration | Serial number | Launch pad | Outcome |
| Date/time (UTC) | Date/time (UTC) | Payload | Separation orbit | Operator | Function |
| Remarks ||||
| 23 December 2014 05:57 | 23 December 2014 05:57 | Angara A5 / Briz-M | 71751 | Plesetsk, Site 35 | Success |
| 23 December 2014 05:57 | 23 December 2014 05:57 | 2,000 kg (4,400 lb) mass simulator (MGM n°1) | LEO | Roscosmos | Orbital test flight No.1 |
| Maiden flight of Angara A5, mass simulator intentionally not separated from Briz-M upper stage ||||
| 14 December 2020 05:50 | 14 December 2020 05:50 | Angara A5 / Briz-M | 71752 | Plesetsk, Site 35/1 | Success |
| 14 December 2020 05:50 | 14 December 2020 05:50 | 2,400 kg (5,300 lb) mass simulator (MGM n°2) | GSO | Roscosmos | Orbital test flight No.2 |
| Second orbital test flight ||||
| 27 December 2021 19:00 | 27 December 2021 19:00 | Angara A5 / DM-03 | 71753 | Plesetsk, Site 35/1 | Partial Failure |
| 27 December 2021 19:00 | 27 December 2021 19:00 | 5,400 kg (11,900 lb) mass simulator (MGM n°3) | Geocentric supersynchronous | Ministry of Defence | Orbital test flight No.3 |
| First flight test of Blok DM-03 upper stage variant for Angara. Upper stage failed to restart for 2nd burn, leaving upper stage and payload in low Earth orbit. They decayed from orbit after about two weeks. ||||
| 11 April 2024 09:00 | 11 April 2024 09:00 | Angara A5 / DM-03 | | Vostochny, Site 1A | Success |
| 11 April 2024 09:00 | 11 April 2024 09:00 | Mass simulator to GEO + cubesat "Gagarinets" to LEO | GEO | Roscosmos | Orbital test flight No.4 |
| First flight test of the Angara A5 from Vostochny Cosmodrome. ||||
| Future Launches ||||||
| 8 June 2025 | 8 June 2025 | Angara A5 / DM-03 | | Plesetsk, Site 35 | |
| 8 June 2025 | 8 June 2025 | Tundra №7L | Molniya | Russian Space Forces | Early warning satellite |
| Q4 2027 | Q4 2027 | Angara A5M | | Vostochny, Site 1A | TBD |
| Q4 2027 | Q4 2027 | NEM-1 | LEO/SSO | Roscosmos | Russian Orbital Service Station (ROSS) Core Module |
| First flight of the Angara A5M. Originally intended for launch to the International Space Station. Now intended to go into a Sun-Synchronous Orbit at 98 degrees. ||||
| 2028 | 2028 | Angara A5 | | Vostochny, Site 1A | TBD |
| 2028 | 2028 | Orel | LEO | Roscosmos | Space capsule |
| Uncrewed test launch of Orel spacecraft. ||||
| 2028 | 2028 | Angara A5P | | Vostochny, Site 1A | TBD |
| 2028 | 2028 | Orel | LEO | Roscosmos | Space capsule |
| Uncrewed test launch of Orel to the International Space Station. First flight of the Angara A5P, a crew-rated variant of the Angara A5. ||||
| 2028 | 2028 | Angara A5P | | Vostochny, Site 1A | TBD |
| 2028 | 2028 | Orel | LEO | Roscosmos | Space capsule |
| Crewed test launch of Orel to the International Space Station. ||||
| 2028 | 2028 | Angara A5 | | Vostochny, Site 1A | TBD |
| 2028 | 2028 | Luna 27 | Selenocentric | Roscosmos | Lunar lander |
| Third mission of Luna-Glob Programme. ||||
| NET 2029 | NET 2029 | Angara A5 / DM-03 | | Vostochny, Site 1A | TBD |
| NET 2029 | NET 2029 | Luna 28 | Selenocentric | Roscosmos | Lunar lander / Lunar sample return |
| Lunar sample-return mission. ||||
| NET 2029 | NET 2029 | Angara A5P | | Vostochny, Site 1A | TBD |
| NET 2029 | NET 2029 | Orel | LEO | Roscosmos | Space capsule |
| Crewed Orel flight test. ||||
| 2030 | 2030 | Angara A5 / DM-03 | | Vostochny, Site 1A | TBD |
| 2030 | 2030 | Spektr-UV | IGSO | Roscosmos | Ultraviolet space telescope |
| NET 2030 | NET 2030 | Angara A5 | | Vostochny, Site 1A | TBD |
| NET 2030 | NET 2030 | Luna 29 | Selenocentric | Roscosmos | Lunar rover / Lunar sample return |
| Lunar sample-return mission. ||||
| NET 2030 | NET 2030 | Angara A5P | | Vostochny, Site 1A | TBD |
| NET 2030 | NET 2030 | Orel | LEO | Roscosmos | Space capsule |
| Crewed Orel flight test. ||||
| NET 2030 | NET 2030 | Angara A5 / Briz-M | | Vostochny, Site 1A | TBD |
| NET 2030 | NET 2030 | Spektr-M | Sun-Earth L2 Lagrange Point | Roscosmos | Millimeter wavelength space telescope |

## See Also

* Angara-1.2pp
* Angara 1.2