Head to head

Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat vs Titan IIIC

Two vehicles in the same payload class. Every figure below comes from the same two sources for both rockets, and a row appears only when both publish the input.

Payload to low Earth orbit

Relative

Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat: 8,200 kg

Titan IIIC: 13,100 kg

Side by side

9 comparable figures

The highlighted value wins the row. Rows where neither direction is better, like length or stage count, highlight nothing.

Metric	Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat	Titan IIIC
Flights flown	26	36
Success rate	92.3%	94.4%
Payload to LEO (kg)	8,200	13,100
Payload to GTO (kg)	3,250	3,000
Liftoff thrust (kN)	4,150	10,586
Length (m)	46.3	42
Diameter (m)	2.95	3
Launch mass (t)	312	626
Stages	4	3

Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat

Flight record

92.3% success rate24 of 26 flown · 2 failed

2006peak 2011 · 4 flights2026

Maiden flight 2006-12-27. Still flying.

Titan IIIC

Flight record

94.4% success rate34 of 36 flown · 2 failed

1965peak 1965 · 3 flights1982

Maiden flight 1965-06-18. Retired.

Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat is built by Progress Rocket Space Center of Russia.Titan IIIC is built by Lockheed Martin of the United States.

Full specifications and the complete launch history for each: Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat · Titan IIIC.

Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.