No reason was given and no new time for the next launch attempt was immediately set.
Russian space officials have aborted the test launch of a new heavy-lift rocket from its far-eastern launch pad.
Yuri Borisov, head of Roscosmos state space corporation, said the automatic safety system cancelled the launch after registering a flaw in the oxidiser tank pressurisation system.Tuesday’s launch was to be the fourth for the Angara-A5, a heavy-lift version of the new Angara family of rockets that has been developed to replace the Soviet-designed Proton rockets.
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