Angara A5 / launch vehicle
sourcingtypical 4/5 · 16 factsAngara A5 is a Russian expendable heavy-lift launch vehicle built by Khrunichev, using a common URM-1 core booster with four URM-1 strap-on boosters and a URM-2 second stage, topped by an upper stage such as Briz-M, Blok DM-03, or Persei. It made its maiden flight from Plesetsk on 23 December 2014 and has flown 5 times, with 4 successes and one partial failure when an upper stage failed to restart in December 2021. Its first flight from Vostochny Cosmodrome came in April 2024, and its first operational mission, carrying Kosmos 2589 and Kosmos 2590, flew in June 2025.
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faq
Who builds Angara A5?
Angara A5 is built by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. (source, as of 2026-07-13)
How many times has Angara A5 flown?
Angara A5 has flown 5 times. (source, as of 2026-07-13)
When did Angara A5 first fly?
Angara A5 first flew on 2014-12-23. (source, as of 2026-07-13)
Is Angara A5 reusable?
Angara A5 is not reusable. (source, as of 2026-07-13)
facts
timeline
- 20252025-06-19launchAngara A5 flies its first operational mission, carrying Kosmos 2589 and 2590 (source, as of 2026-07-13)
- 20242024-04-11launchAngara A5 flies for the first time from Vostochny Cosmodrome (source, as of 2026-07-13)
- 20212021-12-27incidentAngara A5 suffers a partial failure when its upper stage fails to restartoutcome: Partial Failurecause: The upper stage failed to restart for its second burn, leaving the upper stage and payload stranded in low Earth orbit. (source, as of 2026-07-13)
- 20202020-12-14launchAngara A5 second test flight succeeds, again from Plesetsk (source, as of 2026-07-13)
- 20142014-12-23launchAngara A5 makes its maiden flight from Plesetsk with a mass simulator (source, as of 2026-07-13)
sources
Includes data from Gunter's Space Page: doc_lau_det/angara-a5_orion.htm