{"id":4624,"date":"2025-10-12T11:43:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T11:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.globaltalenthq.com\/?p=4624"},"modified":"2025-10-13T18:39:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T18:39:19","slug":"russia-completes-ground-tests-of-new-space-rocket-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.globaltalenthq.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/12\/russia-completes-ground-tests-of-new-space-rocket-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia completes ground tests of new space rocket (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Souyz-5 booster is expected to launch for the first time in December, Roscosmos has said<\/strong><\/p>\n A successful ground test of the first-stage of the Souyz-5 rocket has concluded at a range in the Moscow Region, the Russian space agency Roscosmos has said.<\/p>\n The Soyuz-5 is a two-stage, medium-class launch vehicle with an increased payload capacity of up to 17 tons. It is intended as a replacement for the Proton and Zenit boosters. Roscosmos said previously that it plans to carry out the first test launch of the new rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in December, with full-scale use expected to begin in 2028.<\/p>\n On Saturday, the Russian space agency released a video of the fire trails of the first stage of the Soyuz-5, which it said concluded the ground phase of the testing.<\/p>\n During the trials, the interaction between the first stage and the new RD-171MV engine was checked, the agency said in a statement. The engine boasts a thrust of 800 tons and remained operational for the intended 160 seconds, it added.<\/p>\n