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Angara A5/Briz-M

ActiveRussiaKhrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterSpec: A5/Briz-M

Angara A5/Briz-M is an Angara A5 with an Briz-M upper stage previously used on the Proton launch vehicle.

Flights flown3
Success rate100%3/3
Payload to LEO24,500kg
Cost per kg to LEO$1,265$31M per launch
Maiden flight2014-12-23
Peak year20141 flight

Angara A5/Briz-M is built by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center of Russia. It first flew on 23 December 2014.

Flight record

3 records
100% success rate3 of 3 flown
2014peak 2014 · 1 flight2025
First flight2014-12-23
Latest flight2025-06-19
Failures0
Consecutive successes3
Fastest turnaround1647d 21h

Payload

Per mission profile
Low Earth orbit24,500kg
Geostationary transfer orbit5,400kg
Geostationary orbit2,800kg
Launch cost$31M
Cost per kg to LEO$1,265

Vehicle

A5/Briz-M spec
Stages3
Length55.4m
Diameter8.86m
Launch mass773t
Liftoff thrust9,600kN
Maiden flight2014-12-23
ReusableNo

Pads used

1 pad
35/13

Orbits delivered

2 orbits
Geostationary Orbit1Supersynchronous Transfer Orbit1

Launch history

3 launches
DateMissionPadOrbitOutcome
2025-06-19Angara A5/Briz-M | Kosmos 2589 & 259035/1Supersynchronous Transfer OrbitSuccess
2020-12-14Angara A5/Briz-M | Dummy payload35/1Geostationary OrbitSuccess
2014-12-23Angara A5/Briz-M | IPM35/1Success

Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.

Further reading: Wikipedia