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Specification
R-36O 8K69
Yuzhnoye Design Bureau
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Soyuz U
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
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Flights
21
714
Success rate
90.5%
97.2%
Thrust
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Height
32.6 m
51.1 m
Diameter
3 m
2.95 m
Launch mass
182 t
313 t
LEO capacity
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6,900 kg
GTO capacity
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Launch cost
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Reusable
No
No
Stages
2
3
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