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Soyuz-U2

Soviet Space Program · Retired

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The Soyuz-U2 was a Soviet, later Russian, carrier rocket. It was derived from the Soyuz-U, and a member of the R-7 family of rockets. It featured increased performance compared with the baseline Soyuz-U, due to the use of syntin propellant, as opposed to RP-1 paraffin, used on the Soyuz-U.

Specifications

Thrust
Height
34.54 m
Diameter
2.95 m
Launch mass
298 t
Stages
2
Launch cost
LEO capacity
7,050 kg
GTO capacity
GEO capacity
SSO capacity

Vehicle specifications from Launch Library; blanks are unpublished figures.

Flight record

Flights
71
Launches with a definitive outcome
Success rate
100%
71 of 71
Current success streak
71
Landings
0
0 attempts · 0 droneship / 0 RTLS
Fastest turnaround
Between consecutive booster flights

Counted from padside's own launch record — the same basis as the Stats page.

Launches