Angara A5, Russia’s largest operational rocket, took flight from the Vostochny Cosmodrome earlier today.
The three-stage rocket has taken flight on three previous occasions, but today’s launch from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the far eastern Amur region marks an important first, as Russia seeks to modernize its space program and keep pace with the rest of the world. The big rocket, standing nearly 179 feet tall, rumbled off the Vostochny launch pad at 5:00 a.m. ET this morning, according to Russian space agency Roscosmos .
The rocket, built entirely from Russian components, can lift 23 metric tons to low Earth orbit and 5.4 metric tons to geosynchronous Earth orbit. The second stage, called Orion, separated from the first stage some 12 minutes into today’s mission, followed by the third stage reaching its target orbit, where it released its payload.
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