Moscow. November 23. INTERFAX - the first test launch of the Angara-A5 rocket from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in six years has been postponed for a week, a source in the space industry told Interfax on Monday.
"The launch postponed. The exact date should be determined by the state Commission", - said the Agency interlocutor.
According to the source, the launch may take place in early December. "Maybe December 4 or 5," he said.
Earlier it was reported that the launch is scheduled for November 28.
The first launch of the Angara-A5 took place in 2014.
In may 2019, it was reported that in 2019-2021, the Russian defense Ministry will conduct three launches of the Angara-A5 launch vehicle, and one-Angara 1.2, but later the launch of 2019 was postponed to 2020. The Ministry is the main customer of the family.
At the moment, the Vostochny cosmodrome is under construction of second-stage facilities that will allow launching Angara rockets from it.
Angara is a family of the latest Russian modular launch vehicles of various payload capacities, created on the basis of universal rocket modules (URM) with oxygen-kerosene engines. The family includes launch vehicles from light to heavy classes in the payload range from 3.5 t ("Angara-1.2.") to 38 t ("Angara-A5V") in low earth orbit.