A light Angara-1.2PP rocket blasted off from the Plesetsk spaceport in July 2014. The test-launch of a heavy Angara-A5 rocket is also scheduled for this year, the Roscosmos chief said. The Angara ...

So far, Russia has carried out only two Angara launches, both of them from the Plesetsk spaceport: a light Angara-1.2PP blasted off in July 2014 and its heavy version lifted off in December 2014.

The Angara-1.2 reportedly uses environmentally friendly fuel and is highly reliable. The rocket launches from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome and can carry a payload of up to 3.5 tons into low Earth orbit.