04.06.2014
June 25, 2014 first scheduled start of the test booster Angara a touch of class from the cosmodrome Plesetsk.
Angara - a new generation of carrier rockets modular type with the oxygen-kerosene engines. Family Angara LV includes light, medium and heavy classes to output payload weight from 3.8 to 35 tons.
Angara Booster's Family
Head developer and manufacturer of the booster is FSUE "State Research and Production Space Center Khrunichev."
First launches of rockets of various classes will be carried out with a single launch complex. At the moment, various classes of RN run with different launch complexes.
A distinctive feature of Angara LV is to use environmentally friendly and inexpensive fuel-based oxygen and kerosene.
The means set (hence-forth SET) development for ensuring the reusable use of the first stage boosters may be the option of practical realization of technology of reentry and reuse. The conception of this SET includes the division of general task of boosters reentry into the following specific tasks: braking in atmosphere, landing and transportation to cosmodrome. In this case the relatively simple task of braking is placed on the SET onboard part and landing and transportation tasks - on its ground part.
Angara Booster's Recovery
As per the above conception the authors with consultation with the leading specialists from Mil MHP and "Parachute manufacture" scientific research institute developed the SET configuration. This configuration functioning scheme (on "Angara-A5" LV example) is given in the Fig. 2. The SET onboard part arrangement is shown in Fig. 3.
Create a space rocket complex Angara is a task of special importance. Work on creating ground infrastructure preparation and launch vehicle Angara conducted under the Federal Space Program "Innovation Development Strategy of Russia until 2020" and "Principles of State Policy of the Russian Federation in the field of space activities for the period up to 2030 and beyond, approved by the President of the Russian Federation on April 19, 2013 ? Pr-906" and "Federal Space Program."
ROSCOSMOS Press Release: http://www.federalspace.ru/20654/
Images, Text, Credits: Roscosmos press service / ROSCOSMOS / Translation: Orbiter.ch Aerospace.
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