The Russian “Khronycheva” center announced that its experts are planning to launch new modified missiles into space this year.
In an interview with the press, the center’s director general, Alexei Varuchko, said that the experts at its center, in cooperation with the Ross Cosmos Foundation, are planning the second experimental launch of the developed Angara-5 missile, and the launch will take place mostly in the second or third quarter of this year.
Faroochko indicated that the aforementioned launch was scheduled for next April, but was postponed due to some modifications and verification of new missile technologies.
“Angara” is a Russian multi-use space missile, whose classifications vary between light, heavy and super-heavy rockets, designed to carry vehicles and satellites to different space orbits.
Russia launched two test missiles of this type from the “Plesetsk” space base in 2014, Angara-1.2PP and Angara-A5, and is currently developing the fifth category of them, to rely on environmentally friendly fuel components.
The Russian “Ross Cosmos” had said earlier that it intends to deliver two heavy “Angara” missiles to the country’s Ministry of Defense at the end of this year.
Source: Tass
