Soyuz family
Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M
The 2.1a version includes conversion from analog to digital flight control system and uprated engines on the booster and the first stage with improved injection systems. The new digital flight control and telemetry systems allow the rocket to launch from a fixed rather than angled launch platform and adjust its heading in flight. A digital control system also enables the launch of larger commercial satellites with wider and longer payload fairings such as the ST-type fairing. These fairings introduce too much aerodynamic instability for the old analog system to handle.
Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M is built by Progress Rocket Space Center of Russia. Company background, funding, contracts and news for this operator are tracked on Space Index. It first flew on 19 October 2010.
Flight record
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 7,020kg |
|---|---|
| Launch cost | $80M |
| Cost per kg to LEO | $11,396 |
Vehicle
| Stages | 3 |
|---|---|
| Length | 46.3m |
| Diameter | 2.95m |
| Launch mass | 312t |
| Liftoff thrust | 4,149kN |
| Maiden flight | 2010-10-19 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-03 | Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | Meridian-M No.21L | 43/3 (43L) | Elliptical Orbit | Success |
| 2024-11-29 | Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | Kondor-FKA No.2 | Cosmodrome Site 1S | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2023-05-26 | Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | Kondor-FKA No.1 | Cosmodrome Site 1S | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2022-03-22 | Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | Meridian-M No.20L | 43/3 (43L) | Elliptical Orbit | Success |
| 2022-02-05 | Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | Neitron (Kosmos 2553) | 43/4 (43R) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2021-03-22 | Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | CAS500-1 & rideshare | 31/6 | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2020-02-20 | Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | Meridian-M No.19L | 43/3 (43L) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2019-07-30 | Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | Meridian-M No.18 | 43/4 (43R) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2018-12-27 | Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | Kanopus-V No.5 & Kanopus-V No.6 | Cosmodrome Site 1S | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2018-02-01 | Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | Kanopus-V No.3 & Kanopus-V No.4 | Cosmodrome Site 1S | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2017-07-14 | Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat | Kanopus-V-IK | 31/6 | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Failure |
| 2014-10-30 | Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat | Meridian 7 | 43/4 (43R) | Success | |
| 2013-02-06 | Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat | 6 x Globalstar-2 | 31/6 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2012-11-14 | Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat | Meridian 6 | 43/4 (43R) | Success | |
| 2012-09-17 | Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat | MetOp-B | 31/6 | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2011-12-28 | Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat | 6 x Globalstar-2 | 31/6 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2011-07-13 | Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat | 6 x Globalstar-2 | 31/6 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2011-05-04 | Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat | Meridian 4 | 43/4 (43R) | Success | |
| 2010-11-02 | Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat | Meridian 3 | 43/4 (43R) | Success | |
| 2010-10-19 | Soyuz-2.1a/Fregat | 6 x Globalstar-2 | 31/6 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| TBD | Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | MKA Kinosputnik, KOEN and others | Cosmodrome Site 1S | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Scheduled |
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