Russia's Angara-A5 spacecraft blasts off

The launch of Angara-A5, the first post-Soviet heavy-load rocket, from the Vostochny Cosmodrome successfully went ahead after being postponed twice in 48 hours.

The Angara heavy-lift launch vehicle is capable of carrying payloads of more than 20 tons into orbit, as Russia looks to build a new space station in the coming years.

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