EAST COSMODROME (Amur region), April 11The Orion upper stage, launched with the Angara-A5 heavy rocket from the Vostochny cosmodrome, placed a test payload into geostationary orbit, the goal of the first launch was achieved, a Roscosmos representative told reporters.
“”Thus, the main task of the first launch within the framework of flight development tests of the Amur space rocket complex with Angara heavy-class launch vehicles at the Vostochny cosmodrome has been completely completed,” he said.
It is noted that separation of the test payload from the upper stage was not provided. Next, Orion with its cargo will be taken into storage orbit so as not to interfere with other spacecraft operating in geostationary orbit.
Geostationary orbit, in which vehicles constantly hover over the same point on Earth, has an altitude of about 36 thousand kilometers. It is the main one for heavy communication satellites.
The first launch of Angara-A5 from Vostochny took place at 12:00 Moscow time on April 11. Initially, it was scheduled for April 9, but the automation gave the command to cancel launch two minutes before that time. The cause was a failure of the pressurization system of the oxidizer tank of the central block of the rocket.
The start was postponed for a day, but on April 10 the situation repeated itself. According to the head of Roscosmos, Yuri Borisov, this time the rocket did not launch due to a failure of the engine launch control system.
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