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HEADLINE: Angara: Russia's New Booster for the 21st Century GUEST: Anatoly Zak 50-WORD SUMMARY: The discussion centers on Angara, Russia's new booster, which is currently in test flight mode for its Angara 5 configuration. It has performed well, recently

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🗓️ 15 October 2025

⏱️ 3 minutes

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HEADLINE: Angara: Russia's New Booster for the 21st Century GUEST: Anatoly Zak 50-WORD SUMMARY: The discussion centers on Angara, Russia's new booster, which is currently in test flight mode for its Angara 5 configuration. It has performed well, recently launching a military payload. Significant work remains before human space flight, including completing a new launch pad at Vostochny and certifying the entire rocket and spacecraft package.
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0:00.0

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0:24.1

who keeps the Russian spaceweb.com.

0:26.7

I recommended highly to follow the Roscosmos development.

0:30.5

Right now, we're talking about Angara, their new booster, to replace the Soyuz, eventually

0:36.5

all the time.

0:40.4

The Angara has already been tested for non-human flight launching a military satellite, as Anatoly reports. It must get ready for

0:48.6

human flight and for launching the sections of the Russian space station to be built after the retirement of ISS.

0:56.2

From Vastachni, the new spaceport way out east along the Chinese border.

1:02.3

Here's Anatoly to describe where Angara is in development.

1:06.9

Angara, the new Russian booster for the 21st century.

1:11.1

Much more of this, tomorrow and I. Yes, Angara, the new Russian booster for the 21st century. Much more of this.

1:12.4

Tomorrow night.

1:13.3

Yes, Angara rocket is partially.

1:15.7

It's essentially, again, with the rocket technology, you have to be careful what

1:18.9

you say is operational or not.

1:20.4

So officially it's in test flight mode.

1:23.5

It's undergoing testing.

1:24.7

It still needs a couple of flights to conclude this particular configuration of the rocket

1:30.9

which is needed for the human spaceflight, which is called Angara 5.

1:36.2

It's a model 5.

1:38.3

So that one is flying.

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