Orbital launch vehicle
Soyuz-FG
The Soyuz FG is a medium-lift launch vehicle qualified for manned launches and used to deliver Soyuz Spacecraft to Orbit for Missions to the International Space Station.
Flights flown10
Success rate100%10/10
Payload to LEO7,100kg
Maiden flight2003-06-02
Peak year20053 flights
Soyuz-FG is built by Progress Rocket Space Center of Russia. It first flew on 2 June 2003 and last flew on 22 July 2012.
Flight record
100% success rate10 of 10 flown
2003peak 2005 · 3 flights2012
First flight2003-06-02
Latest flight2012-07-22
Failures0
Consecutive successes10
Fastest turnaround49d 1h
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 7,100kg |
|---|
Vehicle
| Stages | 3 |
|---|---|
| Length | 4.95m |
| Diameter | 2.68m |
| Launch mass | 305t |
| Maiden flight | 2003-06-02 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Geostationary Orbit3Low Earth Orbit3Mars Orbit1Medium Earth Orbit1Venus Orbit1
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-07-22 | Soyuz-FG/Fregat | Kanopus-V No.1 & BelKA-2 | 31/6 | Success | |
| 2008-04-26 | Soyuz-FG | Giove-B | 31/6 | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2007-12-14 | Soyuz-FG | Radarsat-2 | 31/6 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2007-10-20 | Soyuz-FG | Globalstar 66,67,68,70 | 31/6 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2007-05-29 | Soyuz-FG | Globalstar 65,69,71,72 | 31/6 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2005-12-28 | Soyuz-FG | Giove A | 31/6 | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2005-11-09 | Soyuz-FG | Venus Express | 31/6 | Venus Orbit | Success |
| 2005-08-13 | Soyuz-FG | Galaxy 14 | 31/6 | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2003-12-27 | Soyuz-FG | Amos 2 | 31/6 | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2003-06-02 | Soyuz-FG | Mars Express | 31/6 | Mars Orbit | 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