Specialists conducted tests of a thermal conditioning unit for Angara-A5 heavy-class launch vehicles at the Vostochny Cosmodrome (Amur Region). This was reported by the Center for Operation of Ground-Based Space Infrastructure Facilities (TsENKI).
During the tests, work was carried out to verify the design operation of the equipment, its completeness, as well as the documentation.
The thermal conditioning unit is a specialized equipment system for maintaining the required temperature, humidity, and air cleanliness inside the Angara-A5 fairing at the launch complex. It is also used during the transport of the rocket to the launch site.
Angara-A5 family rockets
Angara-A5 is the first heavy-class launch vehicle developed after 1991. Previously, Proton-M rockets were used.
The project, commissioned by the Russian Ministry of Defence, was carried out by engineers from the country’s leading rocket and space industry enterprises — JSC GKNPTs imeni M. V. Khrunicheva and NPO Energomash. The first three launches of the Angara-A5 took place at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, while the fourth was launched from the Vostochny Cosmodrome.
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