Ангара
Family-level launch record combining canonical variants, historical missions, public cadence forecasts, and available payload performance specs.
Historical missions are grouped by actual launch year. Forecast cadence uses family-level launch-rate rows.
| Year | Historical missions | Forecast launches |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 4 |
| 2027 | 0 | 4 |
| 2028 | 0 | 4 |
| 2029 | 0 | 4 |
| 2030 | 0 | 4 |
| 2031 | 0 | 4 |
| 2032 | 0 | 4 |
| 2033 | 0 | 4 |
| 2034 | 0 | 4 |
| 2035 | 0 | 4 |
Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.
| Variant | Orbit | Capacity | Altitude | Inclination | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Angara A5 Ангара-А5 | LEO | 24,250 kg | Unknown | Unknown | Kommersant Angara performance overview |
Angara A5 Ангара-А5 | GTO | 6,700 kg | Unknown | Unknown | Kommersant Angara performance overview |
Latest launched missions using variants in this family.
| Mission | Variant | Launch |
|---|---|---|
| Kosmos (x4) | Angara-1.2 Ангара-1.2 | Apr 23, 2026 |
| Kosmos-2597/98/99 | Angara-1.2 Ангара-1.2 | Nov 25, 2025 |
| Kosmos (x4) | Angara-1.2 Ангара-1.2 | Aug 21, 2025 |
| Kosmos-2589 Mission |
Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.
| Variant | Stages | Missions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Angara-1.2 Ангара-1.2 | Not stated | 7 | Active |
Angara A5 Ангара-А5 | Not stated | 5 | Active |
Naro-1 | Not stated | 3 | Retired |
| 2036 | 0 | 4 |
| 2037 | 0 | 4 |
| 2038 | 0 | 4 |
| 2039 | 0 | 4 |
| 2040 | 0 | 4 |
| 2041 | 0 | 4 |
1 launch location represented.
| Year | Location | Launches | Confidence | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Site 35/1 | 4 | 15% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2027 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Site 35/1 | 4 | 15% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2028 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Site 35/1 | 4 | 15% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2029 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Site 35/1 | 4 | 15% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2030 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Site 35/1 | 4 | 15% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2031 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Site 35/1 | 4 | 15% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2032 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Site 35/1 | 4 | 15% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2033 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Site 35/1 | 4 | 15% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2034 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Site 35/1 | 4 | 15% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2035 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Site 35/1 | 4 | 15% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2036 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Site 35/1 | 4 | 15% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2037 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Site 35/1 | 4 | 15% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2038 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Site 35/1 | 4 | 15% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2039 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Site 35/1 | 4 | 15% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2040 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Site 35/1 | 4 | 15% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. |
| 2041 | Plesetsk Cosmodrome | Site 35/1 | 4 | 15% | Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed. Site-year coverage backfill copied nearest prior site-rate row. |
Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
Angara A5 Ангара-А5 | GEO | 3,900 kg | Unknown | Unknown | Kommersant Angara performance overview |
Angara-1.2 Ангара-1.2 | LEO | 3,800 kg | 200 km | 60 deg | Angara family technical references via extracted Angara overview |
Angara-1.2 Ангара-1.2 | SSO | 2,400 kg | Unknown | Unknown | Eurasian Times Angara-1.2 mission explainer |
Angara A5 Ангара-А5 |
| Jun 19, 2025 |
| Kosmos-2585/86/87 | Angara-1.2 Ангара-1.2 | Mar 16, 2025 |
| Kosmos-2577/2578 | Angara-1.2 Ангара-1.2 | Sep 17, 2024 |
| GMM KA Mission | Angara A5 Ангара-А5 | Apr 11, 2024 |
| Kosmos-2560 Mission | Angara-1.2 Ангара-1.2 | Oct 15, 2022 |
Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.
| Mission | Variant | Announced |
|---|---|---|
No forecasted missionsNo upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family. | ||
Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
Editable low-confidence annual throughput seed.
There are three versions of the Angara mass simulator: one with Block DM, one with a crewed spacecraft (Orel), and one with a cryogenic (hydrolox – 'KVTK') upper stage.
TsENKI specialists completed testing of the transporter/erector with Angara mass simulators.
Only nine Angara launches have taken place since the first light version launched in July 2014.
The 14F166 satellites are expected to be launched from Plesetsk using Angara-A5 rockets.
Russia plans to use Angara’s cargo capacities to deliver modules for a proposed rival to the International Space Station.
The launch cost for the Angara A5/Blok DM-03 mission is $31,000,000.
International Launch Services became a Khrunichev-owned company focused on selling Proton and Angara launches to Western customers.
South Korea plans to launch the KOMPSAT-6 multipurpose satellite equipped with synthetic aperture radar on a Russian Angara rocket from Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia in the second half of 2024.
The first two Angara-A5 launches in December 2014 and December 2020 used the Breeze-M upper stage and both operated successfully.
The 2021-12-27 flight was the third Angara-A5 launch and the first to use the Persei upper stage, which is based on the Block DM-03 stage.
International Launch Services offers launch services using the Proton, Angara 1.2, Angara 5, Soyuz-2, and Soyuz-5 launch vehicles.
Two Angara 5 missions are planned in 2020 and both are Russian government missions.
Khrunichev has three Proton missions and two Angara 5 missions planned for 2020.
The Angara 5A rocket launched for the first and only time so far in 2014 from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome.
Russia plans to start tests of the Angara A5V, a variant with more lift capacity, in 2026 at the Vostochny Cosmodrome.
International Launch Services has KARI’s Kompsat-6 radar satellite scheduled to launch on a Russian Angara 1.2 rocket in 2020.
The Korea Aerospace Research Institute contracted in 2016 for a 2020 launch of its Kompsat-6 satellite on Angara 1.2.
In 2016, International Launch Services signed an Angara launch contract with the Korean Aerospace Research Institute for a launch sometime in 2020.