Soyuz family

Soyuz 11A511L

RetiredRussiaEnergiaSpec: 11A511L

The Soyuz was a Soviet expendable carrier rocket designed in the 1960s by OKB-1 and manufactured by State Aviation Plant No. 1 in Kuybyshev, Soviet Union. It was commissioned to launch Soyuz spacecraft as part of the Soviet human spaceflight program, first with 8 uncrewed test flights, followed by the first 19 crewed launches.

Flights flown3
Success rate100%3/3
Payload to LEO5,500kg
Maiden flight1971-08-12
Peak year19712 flights

Soyuz 11A511L is built by Energia of Russia. It first flew on 24 November 1970 and last flew on 12 August 1971.

Flight record

3 records
100% success rate3 of 3 flown
1970peak 1971 · 2 flights1971
First flight1970-11-24
Latest flight1971-08-12
Failures0
Consecutive successes3
Fastest turnaround93d 23h

Payload

Per mission profile
Low Earth orbit5,500kg

Vehicle

11A511L spec
Stages2
Length50m
Diameter2.95m
Launch mass300t
Liftoff thrust4,054kN
Maiden flight1971-08-12
ReusableNo

Pads used

1 pad

Orbits delivered

1 orbit
Low Earth Orbit3

Launch history

3 launches
DateMissionPadOrbitOutcome
1971-08-12Soyuz 11A511L | T2K 331/6Low Earth OrbitSuccess
1971-02-26Soyuz 11A511L | T2K 231/6Low Earth OrbitSuccess
1970-11-24Soyuz 11A511L | T2K 131/6Low Earth OrbitSuccess

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

Further reading: Wikipedia