“Given the cycle of its manufacture, we must begin assembling the flight sample at the beginning of 2023,” TASS quoted him as saying.
At the same time, the missile readiness dates remained the same - the end of 2024 - despite restrictive measures due to the coronavirus infection pandemic.
“As a decision will be made on the order and time frame for the launch of the launch vehicle, a contract has been concluded, we will be able to fully begin the preliminary design,” added the Director General of the Center Khrunicheva.
It is expected that Angara will receive a modernized engine with increased traction and the ability to work in unforced mode, which will provide additional reliability of the carrier and, accordingly, the safety of the crew.
In addition, “additional equipment will be installed on the new missile, providing protection from emergency situations and saving the crew in case of a life threat”.
At the end of October, it became known that flight tests of the oxygen-hydrogen booster block of the KVTK at the Angara are planned for 2027.
Russian President Vladimir Putin at the same time said that the first launch of the Angara-A5M rocket should take place in 2025.