Angara-1.2PP first launch - July 9, 2014

[anik]

The suborbital launch of Angara-1.2PP rocket from Plesetsk cosmodrome is planned in July 2014: http://ria.ru/space/20140320/1000384287.html

[baldusi]

Suborbital? I thought it was orbital launch.

[Nicolas PILLET]

Angara-1.2PP launcher has been transfered to the launch pad for the first time !

http://structure.mil.ru/structure/forces/cosmic/news/more.htm?id=11911802@egNews

[Artyom.]

Two new photos  .

[fatjohn1408]

Suborbital? I thought it was orbital launch.

Yes this is weird, can this be confirmed?

[Skyrocket]

Suborbital? I thought it was orbital launch.

Yes this is weird, can this be confirmed?

AFAIK, the maiden flight of Angara has been announced as suborbital several years ago. Similar, the maiden flight of the Soyuz-2-1a was also intentionally suborbital.

[Galactic Penguin SST]

The launch is now scheduled on June 25: http://ria.ru/defense_safety/20140418/1004455386.html

Hopefully it will get as much limelight as the Falcon 9 did (well I guess it definitely will in Russia!).... 

[Galactic Penguin SST]

Well it's about 3 weeks before the launch, so are there any news up front? 

[Artyom.]

Angara carrier rocket scheduled to go into space on June 25

The Angara carrier rocket has been scheduled to go into space on June 25, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin told journalists on Wednesday.

Earlier, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the rocket launch was scheduled for the last week in June.

"The preparations for the space launching are going on at Plesetsk cosmodrome with the aim to ensure readiness for launching the carrier rocket of a light class on June 25," Rogozin said, reminding that only a few days remained before the space start.

"The preparations proceed strictly in compliance with the schedule set by President Putin at a conference on the space launch schedule parameters that was held last year," Rogozin said.

"No faults have been found in all the parameters of the preparation for launching the Angara rocket into space", Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos) Chief Oleg Ostapenko said.

"No problems have been found by now that might prevent the space launching from being carried out on scheduled date (June 25). Official acts confirming the readiness after comprehensive and autonomous tests will be ready by June 6-8. A final report confirming the readiness of the space complex for launching tests is to be endorsed by June 10. Then, a state commission is to make a final decision," Ostapenko said.

http://en.itar-tass.com/non-political/734649

[jacqmans]

News Roscosmos

On the first start booster "Angara"

04.06.2014 9:19

June 25, 2014 first scheduled start of the test booster "Angara" a touch of class from the cosmodrome "Plesetsk".

http://www.federalspace.ru/20654/

[asmi]

June 25, 2014 first scheduled start of the test booster "Angara" a touch of class from the cosmodrome "Plesetsk".

Google translation fail. It it supposed to be "of a light class".

[owais.usmani]

Would the russians do a hotfire test like spacex and orbital did?

[kch]

June 25, 2014 first scheduled start of the test booster "Angara" a touch of class from the cosmodrome "Plesetsk".

Google translation fail. It it supposed to be "of a light class".

I'd wondered about that -- thank you!  It does make more sense that way, but I like the other version, too. 

[Artyom.]

The first launch of Russia's Angara light-weight rocket, initially set for June 25, may be conducted from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on June 27.

"Tomorrow the state commission is supposed to make a final decision concerning a date for the Angara launch. It is expected to set the launch for June 27, instead of June 25, as was planned earlier."

http://www.militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=1&nid=343406 (in Russian)

[savuporo]

Nice summary just posted
http://www.russianspaceweb.com/angara1pp.html

[Artyom.]

First launch of light rocket Angara delayed for 2 days — defense ministry


The state committee has delayed a maiden launch of light rocket Angara from June 25 to June 27 at Russian northern spaceport Plesetsk, Defense Ministry’s spokesman for Aerospace Defense Troops Col Alexei Zolotukhin told ITAR-TASS on Friday.

“The first trial launch of light rocket Angara-1.2PP is to be made from spaceport Plesetsk on June 27,” he said.

http://en.itar-tass.com/non-political/736949

[fregate]

7 days and counting - hopefully we'll see breakthrough of the promise "ready to fly in 2 years"
The URM-1 rocket module for the Angara family

The URM-2 rocket module for the Angara family

[asmi]

The rumor on NK is that delay is caused by some big shot who wants to attend the launch.

[Nicolas PILLET]

Transfer of launcher to the launch pad is scheduled on 25th June.

http://structure.mil.ru/structure/forces/cosmic/news/more.htm?id=11960076@egNews

[Liss]

The rumor on NK is that delay is caused by some big shot who wants to attend the launch.

I have much more plausible version -- the delay is due to funeral services on Monday June 23 to Vladimir Popovkin, former Russian Space Forces commander and head of Roscosmos. Probably many people in charge wanted to attend, then to go/return to Plesetsk to arrange the launch.