Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterAngara A5/Blok DM-03Cosmodrome Site 1A, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
Vostochny Angara Test Flight
Launched
April 11, 2024 · 09:00 UTC
Image: ROSCOSMOS
Summary
Vostochny Angara Test Flight launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Angara A5/Blok DM-03 from Cosmodrome Site 1A, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation on April 11, 2024 at 09:00 UTC. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 192nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 6,659th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Angara A5/Blok DM-03 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). The tracked orbit of GMM KA, one of 4 catalogued objects, from April 22, 2024, was 36,058 × 36,477 km inclined 0.1°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
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- Vehicle
- Angara A5/Blok DM-03 · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Angara A5/Blok DM-03 flight · 1st this yearKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 192nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 6,659th orbital launch attempt70th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GMM KA · NORAD 59479 · 2024-069 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-069A
- Epoch
- 2024-04-22 06:16:58 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.98605516 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00491
- Inclination
- 0.0666°
- Ascending node
- 69.3319°
- Arg. of perigee
- 129.3668°
- Mean anomaly
- 161.1244°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 6
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Flight timeline
- T−0Liftoff
- T+3M34SBooster Separation
- T+5M25SStage 2 Separation
- T+5M39SFairing Separation
- T+12M26SSECO
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 debris; 1 still in orbit
- GMM KA · NORAD 59479 · in orbit
- ADV.00.00.000-01 · NORAD 59480 · re-entered April 21, 2024
- Gagarinets · re-entered April 20, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
First test launch of the Angara A5 launch vehicle from the Vostochny Cosmodrome. The rocket will carry a mass simulator payload.
Pad
Cosmodrome Site 1A, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
1st launch from Cosmodrome Site 1A, 1st this year · 17th from Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
Local pad time at liftoff: Apr 11, 6:00 PM GMT+9, in daylight
1 launches from this pad · 21 from Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success confirmed with the upper stage reaching GEO.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff
Nosu · 4/11/2024 · source
Official Webcast by Роскосмос ТВ has started
LL2 · 4/11/2024 · source
24 hours scrub due to engine ignition controller issue.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/10/2024 · source
Hold just before liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/10/2024 · source
Official Webcast by Роскосмос ТВ has started
LL2 · 4/10/2024 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/10/2024 · source
Scrubbed for the day due to core stage oxidizer tank pressurization issue.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/9/2024 · source
Hold at T-2 minutes.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/9/2024 · source
Official Webcast by Роскосмос ТВ has started
LL2 · 4/9/2024 · source
Questions
When did Vostochny Angara Test Flight launch?
Vostochny Angara Test Flight launched on April 11, 2024 at 09:00 UTC.
Where can I watch Vostochny Angara Test Flight?
Coverage: Трансляция пуска ракеты-носителя «Ангара-А5»; Техническая трансляция пуска ракеты-носителя «Ангара-А5». Watch the replay
What rocket launched Vostochny Angara Test Flight?
Angara A5/Blok DM-03, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Angara A5/Blok DM-03 spec sheet
Where did Vostochny Angara Test Flight launch from?
Cosmodrome Site 1A, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation. Liftoff was Apr 11, 6:00 PM GMT+9 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Vostochny Angara Test Flight reach?
The tracked orbit of GMM KA, one of 4 catalogued objects, from April 22, 2024, was 36,058 × 36,477 km inclined 0.1°.
How many satellites did Vostochny Angara Test Flight launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).