In August 1994 the Khrunichev State  Space Center was announced the winner  in the competition for the creation of a space rocket complex «Angara». This was due to the Center's experience in the design and manufacture of heavy class launchers, the level of high technical equipment and due to the stable situation with its funds. The decision represents the Khrunichev Center's status in Russia's rocket and space industry.
   The «Angara» module-type LV will surpass all existing launchers of a similar class and will be used for injecting spacecraft into low, middle and high circular and elliptic orbits, including geostationary orbits and interplanetary trajectories.
   The «Angara» LV first stage burns oxygen and kerosene and the second stage - oxygen and hydrogen.
   A booster of the «Breeze-M» type will be suitable for payload delivery to near-earth orbits of 300-2500 km and the oxygen - hydrogen booster - to middle altitude orbits.
   It is planned to create a reusable stage on the basis of the expendable first stage able to return to the launch site without intermediate landing. The return of the burnout first stage booster to the launch site will make it possible to avoid
debris fall out on the ground.
   The «Angara» launch complex will be at Plesetsk.