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Russia on Tuesday aborted the test launch of the Angara A5 rocket from its Vostochny Cosmodrome minutes before it was scheduled to lift off.
According to an announcement made through loudspeakers at the launch pad, the launch – which was supposed to be the first for this type of rocket at Russia's new launch site – is being delayed by at least 24 hours due to a technical malfunction.
The decision was made due a malfunction of the pressurizing system of the oxidizer tank, the RIA news agency cited Russian Space chief Yuri Borisov as saying.
The heavy booster rocket is the first to be designed in Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union and is supposed to deliver to orbit the modules for Russia's planned space station and satellites for the Russian navigation system, GLONASS.
Due to Vostochny's proximity to the equator, the Angara-A5 can deliver a heavier payload to orbit when compared to Plesetsk, an Soviet-era facility where it has had three successful test launches.
Last month, Russia's Soyuz spacecraft successfully blasted off to the International Space Station with a crew of three and returned last week, although its launch had also been delayed due to a glitch.
(With input from Reuters)