Head of Roscosmos Yuri Borisov announced that the flight tests of Russian rockets of the Angara family will be completed next year. He told about this during an open lesson as part of the 'Knowledge' educational marathon.

Earlier, the CEO of the M. V. Khrunichev Center, part of Roscosmos, reported that the flight test program for the heavy launch vehicle 'Angara-A5' includes six launches, three more need to be completed for their completion. The first test flight of the 'Angara-A5' took place on December 23, 2014.

The design of the 'Angara-A5' – with three stages. The rocket length – 55 meters, diameter – almost 9 m. The starting mass – 773 tons. Depending on the orbit, the 'Angara-A5' can deliver from 24 to 2.8 tons of useful load.