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Next flightSoyuz 2.1a | Soyuz MS-30NET Mar 2027

The Soyuz 2.1A converted the flight control system from analog to digital, which allowed launch from fixed platforms. It also allowed big fairings and payloads. It is currently used for crewed Soyuz and Progress flights to the ISS.

Soyuz 2.1a vehicle

Specifications

Thrust
4,149 kN
Height
46.3 m
Diameter
2.95 m
Launch mass
312 t
Stages
3
Launch cost
$80M
LEO capacity
7,020 kg
GTO capacity
2,810 kg
SSO capacity
4,230 kg

Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.

Flight record

58flightswith a definitive outcome
98.3%success rate57 of 58
51success streakcurrent

Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.

Flights

5 of 58

All 58 flights