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Angara-A5 turned out to be more expensive than Proton-M: in "Roskosmos" shared plans

«Angara-A5» turned out to be more expensive «Proton-m»: at «Roscosmos» shared plans
The latest Russian heavy-class launch vehicle “Angara-A5” turned out to be three times more expensive than the decommissioned launch vehicle “Proton”. This follows from the financial report of the Khrunichev Center for 2019 year.

according to the document, the cost of one “Hangars-A5” is seven billion rubles, it's three times as much, than the cost of a rocket “Proton M”, which “Angara” will replace in space launches. However, in Roscosmos say, that according to the planned activities, including closed-loop production, rocket cost “Angara-A5” can be reduced to 4 billion. rubles. (Rocket manufacturing cost “Proton M”, according to data from the public procurement website for April of this year, is 2,33 billion rubles)

As part of the consolidation “internal reserve” organization with the involvement of a state corporation “Roscosmos” implementation of the following activities: (…) ensuring the implementation of a package of measures to reduce the cost of the launch vehicle (RN) “Angara”, including those aimed at creating a closed cycle production of the pH of the family “Angara” at the facilities of the Production Association “flight” – branch of organization, Omsk city
– the report said.

As previously reported, booster “Angara” will go into series with 2024 of the year, replacing “Proton M”. planned, what is the cost of a new rocket, with all the innovations, will remain within one and a half cost “Proton-m”. Series production of the rocket is planned with 2023 years at the production facilities of Omsk. Launch vehicle “Proton M” planned to be completely decommissioned by 2025 year.

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