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angara 1.2 first launch [scrubbed-postponed at unknown date]


sgt_flyer

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Angara 1.2 first launch from Plestek, which was to happen today, friday 27th has been postponed 24 hours for technical reasons.

new launch date : 11h15 UTC june 28th. (7h15 AM EDT)

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/06/russias-angara-rocket-maiden-flight/

http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=34292.75

Angara's first launch is only a suborbital test launch - it won't put anything into orbit.

the configuration to be launched is a angara 1.2 :

1 URM1, and 1URM2(angara's block I) above it.

edit : one of the informations would be that a leaky valve was the origin of the launch scrub.

http://www.russianspaceweb.com/angara1pp.html

Edit 2 : it seems that the angara launch might not occur before quite some time. (They may need to roll the rocket back to the assembly building and make the repairs.)

Edited by sgt_flyer
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Russians seem to be in an imperialistic mood recently.
Not really. It's in development since '90s. But Angara is supposed to be completely russian rocket, without any parts/software from across the border, which is great. It was just a suborbital test flight with dummy payload. In the end of this year, however, they plan to launch Angara 5. Yet another test flight, but I hope it will actually go to orbit.

Also, some photos: http://netwind.ru/07/09/angara.html

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