OREANDA-NEWS. December 02, 2014. Comprehensive tests of heavy-lift Angara А5 have been completed at Plesetsk. The launch vehicle (LV) was installed on the multi-purpose Angara pad.
 
Angara 5 was rolled out to the launch pad on November 10.  In the course of comprehensive tests, launch base specialists checked out the LV systems and units, and the launch pad equipment, for readiness to ensure the launch of Angara A5.
 
Now Angara A5 has been removed from the launch pad and transferred to the integration/testing facility for subsequent preparations in the run-up to flight tests.
 
The heavy-lift Angara A5 is scheduled to embark on its maiden mission from Plesetsk in December 2014.