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2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country has launched new Angara-A5 rocket?
A
Japan
B
India
C
China
D
Russia
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Russia. The Angara A5 is the most powerful new Russian launcher since the 1980s and is designed to replace the Proton M rocket to carry the country’s heaviest payloads into orbit.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first Angara A5 test flight was launched on 23 December 2014.

Detailed explanation-3: -Angara is the name of an ecologically clean rocket developed by Russia based space research center. It was launched in 2014. The launch vehicle was built from scratch since the fall of the Soviet Union. Angara 1.2 rocket was lifted off from Russia’s Plesetsk Cosmodrome.

Detailed explanation-4: -Russia has launched its third and final demonstration flight of the Angara A5 rocket on Monday, December 27.

Detailed explanation-5: -According to Statista research, only 13 countries and the European Space Agency have historically developed space-going rockets.

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