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Expendable LV's

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Angara
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Ariane 5
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Delta IV
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Eurockot
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H-IIA
J-1
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Start
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Titan II
Titan IV
Tsiklon
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   Angara - Summary
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The Angara line of vehicles is Khrunichev's State Research and Production Center equivalent of the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) families being developed in the U.S.  The Angara family will eventually replace Russia's existing line of boosters and use environmentally-friendly liquid oxygen / kerosene propellants and a newly developed RD-191M engine, which is a single chamber derivative of the RD-170 and RD-180 engines currently flown on the Zenit and Atlas III vehicles.   The first launch is planned for 2001 and development is financed by Khrunichev.
                                                
Angara 1.1 Angara 1.2 Angara 3 Angara 5 Angara 5 - UOHB

The Angara system uses a universal stage concept to provide payload lift capability from the small launcher class through the heavy-lift booster class.  The Angara 1.1 will use a single Angara booster stage core with the Breeze M upper core stage to deliver small-class payloads to low-earth orbit.  To enhance performance to low-earth orbit, the Angara 1.2 substitutes a second stage booster powered by the liquid oxygen/kerosene RD-0124A engine, developed for the Soyuz 2 (Soyuz ST) derivative, that is also included on the Angara 3 and 5 versions.  The Angara 3 and Angara 5 adds a General Cryogenic Upper Stage (GCUS) third stage using a single KVD-1 liquid oxygen/liquid hydrogen engine, developed for the GSLV, to loft medium and intermediate payloads.  

The super-heavy lift Angara 5-UOHB is built around a cluster of five "common cores", a Universal Oxygen Hydrogen Block (UOHB) second stage powered by a single RD-0120 liquid oxygen/liquid hydrogen engine, and a General Cryogenic Upper Stage (GCUS) third stage.  The Angara 5-UOHB is capable of place 11.2 metric tonnes (~27,000 pounds) into geostationary transfer orbits (GTO) at prices approaching $5,000-6,000 per lb. The vehicles will be flown from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, using ground infrastructure built for Zenit rockets.

International Launch Services markets the Angara internationally for commercial customers.

Prime Contractor: Krunichev State Research and Production Center
Point of Contact

International Launch Services
1660 International Drive
Suite 800
McLean, Virginia 22102 USA

Telephone: 571.633.7400
Fax:  571.633.7500

Launch Site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia Launch Complex 35, Pad 1 
(62.9 N, 40.7 E)
Web Links: International Launch Services Web Site
Krunichev Space Center Web Site

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