The Angara is the first new rocket built by Russia since the end of the Soviet Union .
The Angara is intended to replace several older rockets including the Proton - M , Zenit and Rokot , as well as ensure independent Russian access to geosynchronous orbit from Plesetsk .
The Angara is the first new rocket built by Russia since the end of the Soviet Union , and is intended to replace several older rockets including the Proton - M , Zenit and Rokot , as well as ensure independent Russian access to geosynchronous orbit from Plesetsk .