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Angara A5
Russia's heavy-lift modular rocket intended to replace Proton; 5th flight in 2025.
Verified 2026-06-17 · First flight 2014-12-23
Systems cutaway
Specs & Metrics
- Payload to LEO ↑ better
- 24,500 kg
- operational config; some sources cite 28,500 kg
- Maximum payload mass deliverable to low Earth orbit (~200–400 km circular), in the vehicle's stated reference configuration.
- Payload to GTO ↑ better
- 5,400 kg
- with Briz-M upper stage
- Maximum payload mass deliverable to geostationary transfer orbit (~185 × 35,786 km), in the stated reference config.
- Liftoff Thrust ↑ better
- 9610 kN
- Total first-stage thrust at liftoff (sea-level), in kilonewtons, summing all active engines and solid strap-ons.
- Liftoff Mass ↓ better
- 773 t
- Total vehicle mass at liftoff including propellant, payload, and all stages, in metric tonnes.
- Vehicle Height ↓ better
- 55.4 m
- Full stack height at liftoff, in metres, including fairing or spacecraft.
- Launches in 2025 ↑ better
- 1
- 5th flight overall in 2025
- Total number of launch attempts conducted in calendar year 2025 (Jan 1 – Dec 31 UTC).