The launch of the Angara-A5 carrier rocket has been postponed again

The launch of the Angara-A5 heavy carrier rocket from the Plesetsk space platform, which was scheduled for December 25, has been postponed again. This was reported by Interfax with a reference to.

“The launch is expected to take place before the end of the year,” a source from the rocket and space industry said.
At the same time, the source did not mention the reasons for the transfer.

Earlier, the launch of the Angara-A5 heavy launch vehicle from the Plesetsk cosmodrome was scheduled for December 17, then it was postponed to December 24, but it did not take place again.

The main task of operating the Angara-A5 family of environmentally friendly launch vehicles is to launch advanced, modern heavy spacecraft into high-energy orbits. Thus, “Angara-A5V” will be able to launch about 38 tons of payload into low Earth orbit and 7.5 tons into geostationary orbit.