On December 23, 2014 at 08.57, Moscow time, The first Angara-A5 heavy booster was successfully launched from Plesetsk spaceport. It means that now Russia has a new up-to-date ecologically friendly heavy booster, - Roscosmos Head Oleg Ostapenko stated.

Testings of new Russian ecologically friendly booster of Angara series will be finished at Plesetsk spaceport in 2020.

Angara-5 heavy booster passed complex tests at the launchpad of Plesetsk spaceport, - Russian Ministry of Defence Aerospace Defence troops press-office representative colonel Alexey Zolotukhin reported.

The first launch of new Russian Angara heavy booster from Plesetsk spaceport is scheduled for December 25.

Two railroad trains with the first heavy booster “Angara-A5” parts arrived today to Plesetsk cosmodrome in the Arkhangelsk region.

The first launch of Angara heavy booster with a satellite will take place in 2016-2017

Russia performed the first test launch of new Angara-1.2PP light booster on June 9, 2014.

Angara booster won't be demounted from the launching pad. Roscosmos Head is coming to plesetsk wi study the results of launch abort cause investigation.

Angara booster forst test launch scheduled for June 27 was postponed. New launch date will be announced later.

Angara-1.2PP booster will be rolled-out to the launchpad of Plesetsk spaceport (Arkhangelsk region) today, on June 25.