File photo of Russian rocket Angara-A5.
Moscow:
Russia today successfully test-launched its newest heavy-class Angara rocket, which has been developed with a view to launching manned spacecraft, the defence ministry said.
President Vladimir Putin oversaw by video link the launch of the Angara-A5 from Plesetsk in northern Russia at 0557 GMT, the defence ministry said in a statement.
The test launch of the light version of the Angara rocket ended in embarrassment in June due to a sudden automatic launch abort.
Designed to succeed Proton and other Soviet-era launchers, the Angara is billed as the first rocket to have been completely built after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
President Vladimir Putin oversaw by video link the launch of the Angara-A5 from Plesetsk in northern Russia at 0557 GMT, the defence ministry said in a statement.
The test launch of the light version of the Angara rocket ended in embarrassment in June due to a sudden automatic launch abort.
Designed to succeed Proton and other Soviet-era launchers, the Angara is billed as the first rocket to have been completely built after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
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