Angara update

[Danderman]

Balterek, which is Angara A5 launched from Site 250 at Baikonour, is a joint venture of Russia and Kazakh, and has been delayed until 2017:

http://www.russianspaceweb.com/baikonur_energia_250.html#delays

[Dmitry_V_home]

Angara-A5P with PTK NP:

[anik]

http://www.ilslaunch.com/sites/default/files/Sat-Magazine-October-2011-McKenna.pdf

"The Angara launch system will initially support federal missions with first flight test anticipated in late 2013 or early 2014 on an Angara 1.2 vehicle"

"ILS is offering a commercial payload opportunity for the second launch of Angara family of launch vehicles using the heavy Angara 5. The idea is to provide our commercial customers and the insurance community an early view of the Angara system. However this opportunity is a unique one, as we
would consider commercial use of Angara only after it becomes fully flight-proven on Russian federal missions"

[anik]

Photos of Angara launch pad in Plesetsk cosmodrome from Novosti kosmonavtiki forum (July 2011).

[Stan Black]

http://www.khrunichev.ru/main.php?id=52

When did this get updated?

New, two engine version of KVTK upper stage; and new potential launch site?

[Danderman]

http://www.khrunichev.ru/main.php?id=52

When did this get updated?

New, two engine version of KVTK upper stage; and new potential launch site?

Hmmm ... it appears that Khrunichev is hoping to have a Centaur equivalent upper stage by 2020.

I don't know how they plan to ship a 4.0 meter diameter stage to the Far East.

[Stan Black]

Details of the transporter-erector

http://bd.patent.su/2350000-2350999/pat/servl/servletb00d.html

[zaitcev]

I don't know how they plan to ship a 4.0 meter diameter stage to the Far East.

Russian railroads can take 4m wide cargo with some limitations. It is much simpler if it is short, like an upper stage.

[zaitcev]

BTW... Mrs. Blinov, Ivanov, Mikulov, Husainov, all the designers of Polyot, now the main production plant for URM-1, consdered an Atlas Redux based on URM-1, made by installing a vernier engine on well-known URM-1 (flown twice in KSLV-1), and adding a system to jettison RD-191. Payload 1640 kg to 200 km, dropping to 155 kg to 800 km when flown without airstart.
 http://www.ihst.ru/~akm/35t11.htm

Bet we're going to see a lot of crazy mods as Angara ramps up. Remember that Baikal started as URM-1 with wings. Next on the menu is a Siberian Grasshopper, I suspect!

[russianhalo117]

Photos of Angara launch pad in Plesetsk cosmodrome from Novosti kosmonavtiki forum (July 2011).

Are there any recent 2012 construction updates for service tower assembly?
How far along is it percentage wise?
Could someone please include some more recent pictures. Google Earth images are a bit out of date for 45 degree angle viewing.
I've been hearing recently about a plan to start building pad 35/2 where the other Zenit pad was supposed to go.
Where in relation to pad 35/1 would 35/2 go if ever fully built?
Are there any known light towers for 35/2?
What will become of the mobile servicing towers (rails) from Zenit?

[zaitcev]

Could someone please include some more recent pictures.

Check this:
http://onepamop.livejournal.com/877119.html

[Prober]

Photos of Angara launch pad in Plesetsk cosmodrome from Novosti kosmonavtiki forum (July 2011).

Are there any recent 2012 construction updates for service tower assembly?
How far along is it percentage wise?
Could someone please include some more recent pictures. Google Earth images are a bit out of date for 45 degree angle viewing.
I've been hearing recently about a plan to start building pad 35/2 where the other Zenit pad was supposed to go.
Where in relation to pad 35/1 would 35/2 go if ever fully built?
Are there any known light towers for 35/2?
What will become of the mobile servicing towers (rails) from Zenit?

How about they use those Zenit parts in the launcher pad destroyed in Baikonour?

[russianhalo117]

What is the percentage of completion for 35/1 at this point and when is it estimated to be completed? Are there any new pics from 35/1

[zaitcev]

What is the percentage of completion for 35/1 at this point and when is it estimated to be completed? Are there any new pics from 35/1

I saw quite a few. Now that the pad is taking shape visibly, they are much more open about letting people take pictures than when it was just a sad, never-changing hole in the ground. News TV post segments about it from time to time as well, although they gravitate to action shots of T/E being tested at Zvezdochka.

Can't really say what the completion percentage is. It was 80% ready for 15 years, so it probably does not matter.

[Danderman]

http://www.roscosmos.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=19119

Work on the creation of the launch vehicle "Angara" are in accordance with the general schedule. The first launches of rockets light class "Angara-1.2PP" and heavy-duty "Angara-5" is scheduled for 2013.