Angara A5/Blok DM-03 | Dummy payload
Status: Failure | Launched: Dec 27, 2021 19:00 UTC
Failure reason: Upper stage failed to restart for 2nd burn leaving upper stage & payload simulator in LEO. As the resulting orbit would be completely unsalvageable by a hypothetical real payload, and the main purpose of the launch was to test the Persey upper stage, it should be considered a failure.
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center (Government)
- Rocket: Angara A5/Blok DM-03 — Angara family
Mission
This is the third test flight of Angara A5 launch vehicle and its first flight with Persey upper stage. Since it's a test flight, the rocket carries a mass simulator payload.
- Type: Test Flight
- Orbit: Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Launch Site
- Pad: 35/1
- Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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Launch data sourced automatically from the Launch Library 2 API. Last refreshed: 2026-08-22T21:02:10.804714+00:00.