Soyuz family

Soyuz 2.1v

The Soyuz-2.1v is a Russian expendable carrier rocket. It was derived from the Soyuz-2.1b, and is a member of the R-7 family of rockets.

Flights flown9
Success rate88.9%8/9
Payload to LEO2,850kg
Maiden flight2013-12-28
Peak year20192 flights

Soyuz 2.1v is built by Progress Rocket Space Center of Russia. It first flew on 28 December 2013 and last flew on 5 February 2025.

Flight record

9 records
88.9% success rate8 of 9 flown · 1 failed
2013peak 2019 · 2 flights2025
First flight2013-12-28
Latest flight2025-02-05
Failures1
Consecutive successes7
Fastest turnaround80d 22h

Payload

Per mission profile
Low Earth orbit2,850kg

Vehicle

Volga spec
Stages2
Length44m
Diameter3m
Launch mass158t
Maiden flight2013-12-28
ReusableNo

Pads used

1 pad

Orbits delivered

2 orbits
Sun-Synchronous Orbit4Polar Orbit3

Launch history

9 launches
DateMissionPadOrbitOutcome
2025-02-05Soyuz 2.1v/Volga | Kosmos 2581/2582/258343/4 (43R)Polar OrbitSuccess
2023-03-29Soyuz 2.1v | Kosmos 2568 (EO MKA-4)43/4 (43R)Sun-Synchronous OrbitSuccess
2022-10-21Soyuz 2.1v/Volga | Kosmos 2561 & Kosmos 256243/4 (43R)Sun-Synchronous OrbitSuccess
2022-08-01Soyuz 2.1v/Volga | Kosmos 255843/4 (43R)Polar OrbitSuccess
2019-11-25Soyuz 2.1v/Volga | Kosmos 254243/4 (43R)Polar OrbitSuccess
2019-07-10Soyuz 2.1v/Volga | Kosmos 2535, Kosmos 2536, Kosmos 2537, Kosmos 253843/4 (43R)Sun-Synchronous OrbitSuccess
2017-06-23Soyuz 2.1v/Volga | Kosmos-251943/4 (43R)Sun-Synchronous OrbitSuccess
2015-12-05Soyuz 2.1v/Volga | Kanopus-ST (Kosmos 2511) & KYuA-1 (Kosmos 2512)43/4 (43R)Failure
2013-12-28Soyuz 2.1v/Volga | Aist-143/4 (43R)Success

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