Angara-A5 launch vehicle will help establish Russian orbital station - Putin

MOSCOW. April 12 (Interfax) - The Angara-A5 launch vehicle will help place everything Russia may need to establish its orbital station into space, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

"We have just seen the launch of an Angara-A5 [launch vehicle]. This is our heavy-lift launch vehicle. This is a good move forward from our new spaceport, Vostochny Cosmodrome," Putin said during a meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and members of the 21st mission to the International Space Station.

"With the help of this launch vehicle, we will later put up everything we need to create a Russian orbital station," Putin said.