The prospective «Soyuz-5» launch vehicle will have twice the payload capacity and be one and a half times more economical than its predecessor, the «Soyuz-2». This was stated by the head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Bakanov.
«Soyuz-5» will, in relation to «Soyuz-2», deliver twice as much payload to low Earth orbit — 17 tons instead of 8.7 tons — and, accordingly, the cost (of launching one kilogram into orbit) will fall from 500 to 300 thousand rubles.
According to Bakanov, although «Soyuz-5» demonstrates significant improvements in payload capacity and economy, this indicator «does not fully reach» the level of economy of the American Falcon 9 rocket.
The development of «Soyuz-5» is aimed at strengthening Russia's position in the field of space technologies and increasing competitiveness in the international arena. It is expected that the new rocket will be an important step in the development of the Russian space program.
Earlier www1.ru reported that Roscosmos postponed the development of the Angara-A5V rocket.
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