Launches and landings of the Amur-LNG rocket will be carried out at a separate complex of the Vostochny cosmodrome. Earlier it was reported that they plan to start research work on a parachute system for a reusable carrier next year.
Russia wants to look more confident in the market of rocket and space launches: for this purpose, a fundamentally new reusable carrier "Amur-LNG" is being created.
Recently, the project has often been written about in the media. As it became known today, Russian experts have identified the launch and landing site of Amur-LNG. This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the executive director of Roscosmos for promising programs and science, Alexander Bloshenko.
The site was chosen with the expectation that it would not interfere with anyone and meet safety requirements. Experts analyzed the energy efficiency indicators and the trajectory of the stage return. The complex should be separate, having a separate infrastructure - from a souvenir shop to an observation deck.
In September, the head of the Russian space Agency Dmitry Rogozin said that the launch complex for Amur-LNG is the third stage of construction of the Vostochny. It will begin to be erected upon completion of the second stage, intended for the "Angara".
Roscosmos ordered the development of a draft design of a methane Amur-LNG with a returnable stage in 2020. The rocket is being created as a commercial carrier. The main priorities are high reliability, payload mass and economic efficiency. This should be facilitated by both the return stage and the choice of methane as fuel.
Earlier, we recall, it was reported that the creation of a parachute system for a reusable carrier will begin in 2022. The result of the research work will be a technical task for development work.
According to the plans, Amur-LNG will replace the Soyuz-2 family of missiles after 2026. The new carrier will be able to launch more than 10 tons of payload into low Earth orbit.
According to open sources, five RD-0169A methane engines will be installed on the first stage of the rocket. The second will receive one methane RD-0169B-1.
It should also be noted that Russia is currently developing a reusable rocket equipped with a winged stage that will return to Earth and land like an airplane. In early November, it became known that Roscosmos had ordered engines for a new carrier. The end of the next year is called as the deadline for creating a prototype of the stage.
