The Russian heavy rocket "Angara-A5", which isscheduled to launch in early April, is undergoing final tests. It is worth noting that this will be the 4th launch of the "Angara-A5" in total, but the first from the Vostochny Cosmodrome site, before that it was launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome.
Источник изображения: Vostochny Space Center / Roscosmos State Corporation
The overall assembly of the rocket is completed, but before being transported to the launch complex, it will undergo a series of checks.
Before being transported to the launch complex, the Angara-A5 will undergo a cycle of standard electrical checks. Comprehensive electrical tests will be carried out, simulating the flight mission of the Angara-A5. After their completion, the carrier will be ready for docking with the space head unit.
According to NPO Energomash, the reusable block of the Angara-A5 isdesigned for ten flights. The central engine will be turned on three times per flight.
Flight tests of Russian Angara-A5 rockets are planned tobe completed this year.
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Russia will produce about eight heavy Angara-A5 rockets per year.
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