Roscosmos decided to develop a hydrogen engine for a launch vehicle “Angara”. It is reported by the press service of the state corporation.
As reported in the “Roscosmos”, the hydrogen engine will allow the development of a rocket with increased payload, and in the future - a rocket with reusable stages. Earlier, the state corporation decided to speed up work on the rocket “Angara-A5V” increased payload with hydrogen engine. It was specified, what is such an engine today, dubbed RD-0150, only exists in drawings.
Yes, this decision was made
– quotes RIA Novosti statement of the state corporation.
According to reports, the hydrogen engine is planned to be used in the third stage of the rocket “Angara-A5V”, which will significantly increase its carrying capacity. planned, what's with the hydrogen engine “Angara” will be able to launch into low-earth orbit up to 37 ton payload, whereas with a conventional engine the payload does not exceed 20 tonnes.
When the hydrogen engine will be created is not reported, but the rocket itself “Angara-A5V” must be submitted no later than 2025 of the year. The development of a super-heavy launch vehicle was announced by the CEO “Roscosmos” Dmitry Rogozin in April 2019 of the year.
According to Rogozin's statement, in Russia, work is underway in the framework of the following projects: light missiles – Angara 1.1 and Angara 1.2, middle class – “Soyuz-5”, in heavy – booster – “Angara-A5”, heavyweight class – “Angara-A5V”. He explained, what project “Angara-A3” never existed, since there was a rocket “Zenith”, replaced by “Soyuz-5”.
“Angara” - a family of Russian new generation space rockets. First start of heavy “Angara” It took place in 2014 year from the Plesetsk cosmodrome.
