Flight Dynamics of New Russian Carrier Rocket Soyuz-5 to Be Calculated in 2019 - Institute

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 21st December, 2018) The Russian Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) will start calculating the flight dynamics of the Russia's new Soyuz-5 launch vehicle in two months, TsAGI Director General Kirill Sypalo told Sputnik.

"We're planning to conduct a big cycle of experimental testing of aerodynamic characteristics, and of pressure distribution and surges in TsAGI's major aerodynamic tubes using large-scale models of the Soyuz-5 carrier rocket. Work is scheduled to start in February 2019," Sypalo said.

He specified that TsAGI would aim at testing Soyuz-5's flight dynamics, and also at solving problems related to its aerodynamics.

Sypalo added that Russian state space corporation Roscosmos and Energia Rocket and Space Corporation, the head manufacturer of the new vehicle, were currently coordinating the technical specifications for Soyuz-5.

A range of organizations, including Russia's Progress Rocket Space Center and the Central Scientific Research Institute for Machine Building, will act as associate contractors.

The two-stage medium-lift Soyuz 5 rocket will be around 160 feet tall with a payload capacity of up to 25 tonnes and is expected to become the first stage of Russia's prospective super-heavy rocket. It is expected to launch into orbit Russia's new Federation spacecraft, designed to deliver up to four people and cargo to the Moon and space stations in low Earth orbits.