Ivanov: Russia after launch “Angara-A5″ can display any load – RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, December 23 – RIA Novosti. Russia today is capable of removing virtually all payloads in the interests of the Ministry of Defense and civilian spacecraft, using modern technology, said the head of the presidential administration Sergei Ivanov, who took part in the ceremony of launching rocket “Angara-A5″.

Russian Federation on Tuesday made its first test launch of the carrier rocket heavy class “Angara-A5″ from the cosmodrome “Plesetsk”. President Vladimir Putin attended the launch ceremony via video conference and congratulated the developers of the successful launch of the carrier rocket.

“Russia today has not just” Angara “and the possibility of removing virtually all payloads in the interests of Department of Defense and civilian spacecraft from the national territory, using modern technology. The engines we have clean, and all the basic elements of the complex, including electron-component base of Russian production, it is the question of import substitution “- Ivanov said during a video conference with the participation of the Russian president.

He said that Russia was engaged in the creation of a new missile complex “Angara” for 20 years. According to him, in the 90s and early Zero “financing was, one might say, symbolic, work was carried out in a slow mode.” However, as noted by Ivanov, since 2002-2003, when Putin visited the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, took all major decisions about the target funding the Department of Defense to create a universal complex “Angara” and began to work directly on the Plesetsk to create a new starting position.

“During this time, there were hundreds of meetings and Plesetsk, and the Ministry of Defence, and at the Centre Khrunichev. There have been hotly debated, as is always the case when you create such a new, complex set. The debate on the timing, in terms of money, but, in the end, we came to a great result, “- said Ivanov.

Specifications rocket” Angara-A5 “

space launch system (SLS)” Angara “is developed on the based on two universal rocket modules (URM) with oxygen-kerosene engines. Universal Rocket Module on the components oxygen + kerosene is a complete design consisting of oxidizer and fuel tanks, connected by a spacer, and the engine compartment. Each module is equipped with a universal one powerful liquid jet engine RD-191, which is created on the basis of a four engines used in rocket “Energy”, and is now used on the launch vehicle “Zenit”. Read more & gt; & gt;