The launch of the Angara-A5 space rocket from Russia's Vastochni Cosmodrome has finally taken place, after it had been canceled due to technical problems. “There is an engine start, the flight is normal,” Russian space agency Roscosmos said in its live translation. “All systems go.” After a few minutes, the rocket was traveling at a speed of more than 25,000 kilometers per hour and entered orbit. Roscosmos reported that Angara-A5 was launched with a test payload and is operating normally. Its upper section detached and placed the test payload into orbit. Yesterday, Wednesday, the test launch of the space rocket was canceled due to a malfunction in the engine launch control system. Russia launched the Angara project a few years after the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 as a Russian-built launch vehicle that would ensure access to space even without the Baikonur Cosmodrome, which Russia leases from Kazakhstan. The first test flight of the Angara-A5 took place in 2014 and was followed by another in […]
Source: News Beast
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