Comments on: Russia on track to test launch its new Angara rocket before June. https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/russia-on-track-to-test-launch-its-new-angara-rocket-before-june/ Thu, 20 Feb 2014 21:34:08 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: geoffc https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/russia-on-track-to-test-launch-its-new-angara-rocket-before-june/#comment-144840 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 21:34:08 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=27473#comment-144840 Angara has the potential to be interesting.

A family of common core vehicles, like Delta 4 (In that there are solid strapons for a single core, and 3, 5, and 7 core modules linked versions), using a RD-191, which is 1/4 of the RD-170 (Used on Zenit, which started as a strap on booster for Energia), or half the RD-180 used by Atlas V.

RP1/Kersone like Merlin. Lots of potential launchers in the family. Lots of room to grow.

But will they deliver, that seems like the key. (As Robert notes).

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