And the Angara-A5V with an oxygen-hydrogen third stage will be launched for the first time in 2035
General Director of the Khrunichev Center Alexey Varochko told reporters that the release of eight missiles «Angara» per year will become possible by 2027–2028. Currently, the production facilities of the Omsk branch of PA «Polyot» are being retrofitted. for the release of launch vehicles in the planned volume. Previously, it was said that the enterprise would be able to reach its maximum design capacity of eight missiles per year in the next year and a half.
Alexey Varochko also noted that the first launch of the Angara-A5 rocket with a heavy-duty oxygen-hydrogen upper stage is possible in 2030. Now the Khrunichev Center is completing the development of working documentation for this unit and is starting to autonomously test its components, according to Varochko.
In addition, the Khrunichev Center has successfully completed the preliminary design of the Angara-A5B missile. with an oxygen-hydrogen third stage. The head of the enterprise said that work will continue from 2026, and flight tests are planned for 2035. Let us remind you that on April 11 of this year the first launch of the heavy rocket Angara-A5 took place. from the Vostochny Cosmodrome.