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.
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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
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| 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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