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Russia claims the radar can detect targets the size of a "football ball" at a distance of 8000 km. [2] Voronezh-VP (77Ya6-VP) works in the meter range and was designed by RTI Mints. The only one built has 6 segments instead of the 3 of the Voronezh-M. [9] A Voronezh-M is claimed to cost 2.85 billion rubles and a Voronezh-DM 4.3 billion rubles. [10]
The plant was formed in 1941 as Ural Turbine Factory as part of a large scale movement of industrial capacity from western Russia during the Second World War.The engine manufacturing facilities of the Kirov Plant in Leningrad [1] and the Kharkov diesel factory 75 (Харьковский дизельный завод №75) [2] were transported to the Ural region of Russia ().
Angara A5 (Russian: Ангара-А5), is a Russian expendable heavy lift launch vehicle which consists of one URM-1 core and four URM-1 boosters, a 3.6-metre (12 ft) URM-2 second stage, and an upper stage, either the Briz-M, Blok DM-03 or the KVTK. [2]
The station is located on the former Baronovsky Airfield (Russian: аэродром Бароновский) 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south west of the village of Glubokiy and 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south west of Armavir. The station was described as starting to operate at the end of 2006 [2] and then entering "experimental combat mode" in 2008. [3]
'Block DM-03', GRAU index: 11S861-03), is a Russian upper stage used as an optional fourth stage on the Proton-M and Angara A5 heavy-lift rockets. Three have been launched, the first in December 2010; [2] the first two launches failed before fourth stage ignition, the first as a result of a problem with the Blok DM's fuel load. [3]
Russia: N1, Proton, Proton-K: Retired Blok DM-03 Russia: Proton-M: Angara A5: In service Blok DM-SL Soviet Union Russia: Zenit-3SL: In service Briz-KM Russia: Rokot: Angara 1.2: In service Briz-M Russia: Proton-K, Proton-M, Angara A5: In service Castor 30 United States: Antares: In service Centaur United States
3 Total length 57 m: 59.6 m Total empty mass 37,600 kg: 40,320 kg Total gross mass 444,900 kg 462,200 kg Payload 13.74 tonne to LEO: ≈6 tonne to GTO: Launch site Baikonur Cosmodrome: Sea Launch ocean platform Launches 21 (6 failed) as of 10 June 2004 31 (3 failed, 1 partial success) as of 1 February 2013 Success ratio 71.4% 91.1% Price per launch
It is a key part of the Russian early warning system against ballistic missile attacks and is run by the Russian Space Forces. The station is located on the former Dunayevka air base 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south west of the village of Pionersky and 27 kilometres (17 mi) north west of Kaliningrad.