Angara A5
OperationalKhrunichev · Russia · First flight 2014
Russia's modular heavy-lift vehicle intended to replace the Proton-M. Built from Universal Rocket Modules (URMs) burning kerosene and liquid oxygen, cleaner than Proton's hypergolic propellants. Launches from Plesetsk and Vostochny; flew its first operational payload in June 2025.
Launch price
Not published
Payload to LEO
24,500 kg
5,400 kg to GTO
Career record
80%
4/5 successful · as of 2026-10-09
Next launch
None scheduled
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From SpaceNexus's launch tracker (tracked since Jun 19, 2025); outcomes recorded as each flight lands. Career totals above are the vehicle's full history.
Last 90 days
0
launches flown
Tracked flights
1
1 success · 0 partial · 0 failed
Tracked success rate
100%
full successes / attempts; partial failures are not successes
On the manifest
0
upcoming launches
Recent
Specifications
| Height | 55.4 m |
| Diameter | 8.86 m |
| Liftoff mass | 759,000 kg |
| Stages | 3 |
| Engines | 5x RD-191 (URM) + 1x RD-0124A + upper stages |
| Propellant | RP-1 / LOX (URM stages); upper stage Briz-M (UDMH / N2O4) or Persei / Orion (RP-1 / LOX) |
| Payload to LEO | 24,500 kg |
| Payload to GTO | 5,400 kg |
| Reusable | No |
| First flight | 2014-12-23 |
| Last flight | Active |
| Variants seen on the manifest | Angara A5/Briz-M |
Where it launches from
Frequently asked
How much does a Angara A5 launch cost?
Khrunichev has not published a list price for Angara A5.
When is the next Angara A5 launch?
No Angara A5 launch is currently on the tracked manifest.
How reliable is Angara A5?
Angara A5 has flown 5 times as of 2026-10-09, with 4 successes, 1 failures and 0 partial failures: a 80% success rate, with 2 consecutive successes at last count.
How much can Angara A5 carry?
24,500 kg to low Earth orbit, 5,400 kg to geostationary transfer orbit.
Public commitments
On the Promise Ledger: 1 entry: 1 met late. Exact words, primary sources, deadlines and outcomes.
What the statuses mean
- Met late:
- happened after the deadline.
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