Orbital launch vehicle
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U2 was a Soviet, later Russian, carrier rocket. It was derived from the Soyuz-U, and a member of the R-7 family of rockets. It featured increased performance compared with the baseline Soyuz-U, due to the use of syntin propellant, as opposed to RP-1 paraffin, used on the Soyuz-U.
Flights flown71
Success rate100%71/71
Payload to LEO7,050kg
Maiden flight1982-12-23
Peak year198710 flights
Soyuz-U is built by Soviet Space Program of Russia. It first flew on 23 December 1982 and last flew on 3 September 1995.
Flight record
100% success rate71 of 71 flown
1982peak 1987 · 10 flights1995
First flight1982-12-23
Latest flight1995-09-03
Failures0
Consecutive successes71
Fastest turnaround4d 22m
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 7,050kg |
|---|
Vehicle
| Stages | 2 |
|---|---|
| Length | 34.54m |
| Diameter | 2.95m |
| Launch mass | 298t |
| Maiden flight | 1982-12-23 |
| Reusable | No |
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Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-09-03 | Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-22 | 1/5 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1995-03-14 | Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-21 | 1/5 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1994-10-03 | Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-20 | 1/5 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1994-07-01 | Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-19 | 1/5 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1994-01-08 | Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-18 | 1/5 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1993-09-07 | Soyuz-U | Orlets-1 5 | 31/6 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1993-07-01 | Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-17 | 1/5 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1993-05-22 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress M-18 | 1/5 | Success | |
| 1993-03-31 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress M-17 | 1/5 | Success | |
| 1993-02-21 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress M-16 | 1/5 | Success | |
| 1993-01-24 | Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-16 | 1/5 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1992-10-27 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress M-15 | 31/6 | Success | |
| 1992-08-15 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress M-14 | 31/6 | Success | |
| 1992-07-27 | Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-15 | 1/5 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1992-06-30 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress M-13 | 31/6 | Success | |
| 1992-04-19 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress M-12 | 1/5 | Success | |
| 1992-03-17 | Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-14 | 1/5 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1992-01-25 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress M-11 | 1/5 | Success | |
| 1991-10-17 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress M-10 | 1/5 | Success | |
| 1991-10-09 | Soyuz-U | Orlets-1 3 | 1/5 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1991-10-02 | Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-13 | 1/5 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1991-08-20 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress M-9 | 1/5 | Success | |
| 1991-05-30 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress M-8 | 1/5 | Success | |
| 1991-05-18 | Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-12 | 1/5 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1991-03-19 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress M-7 | 1/5 | Success | |
| 1991-01-14 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress M-6 | 1/5 | Success | |
| 1990-12-02 | Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-11 | 1/5 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1990-10-01 | Soyuz-U | Orlets-1 2 | 1/5 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1990-09-27 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress M-5 | 1/5 | Success | |
| 1990-08-15 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress M-4 | 1/5 | Success | |
| 1990-08-01 | Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-10 | 1/5 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1990-07-11 | Soyuz-U | Gamma | 1/5 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1990-05-05 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress 42 | 1/5 | Success | |
| 1990-02-28 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress M-3 | 1/5 | Success | |
| 1990-02-11 | Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-9 | 1/5 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1989-12-20 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress M-2 | 1/5 | Success | |
| 1989-09-05 | Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-8 | 1/5 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1989-08-23 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress M-1 | 1/5 | Success | |
| 1989-03-16 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress 41 | 1/5 | Success | |
| 1989-02-10 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress 40 | 1/5 | Success | |
| 1988-12-25 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress 39 | 1/5 | Success | |
| 1988-11-26 | Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-7 | 1/5 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1988-09-09 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress 38 | 1/5 | Success | |
| 1988-08-29 | Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-6 | 1/5 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1988-07-18 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress 37 | 1/5 | Success | |
| 1988-06-07 | Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-5 | 1/5 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1988-05-13 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress 36 | 1/5 | Success | |
| 1988-03-23 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress 35 | 1/5 | Success | |
| 1988-01-20 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress 34 | 1/5 | Success | |
| 1987-12-21 | Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-4 | 1/5 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1987-11-20 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress 33 | 1/5 | Success | |
| 1987-09-23 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress 32 | 1/5 | Success | |
| 1987-08-03 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress 31 | 1/5 | Success | |
| 1987-07-22 | Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-3 | 1/5 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1987-05-19 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress 30 | 1/5 | Success | |
| 1987-04-21 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress 29 | 1/5 | Success | |
| 1987-03-03 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress 28 | 1/5 | Success | |
| 1987-02-05 | Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-2 | 1/5 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1987-01-16 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress 27 | 1/5 | Success | |
| 1986-05-21 | Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-1 | 1/5 | Success | |
| 1986-04-23 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress 26 | 1/5 | Success | |
| 1986-03-19 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress 25 | 1/5 | Success | |
| 1986-03-13 | Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz T-15 | 1/5 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1985-09-17 | Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz T-14 | 1/5 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1985-06-06 | Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz T-13 | 1/5 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1984-07-17 | Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz T-12 | 31/6 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1984-04-15 | Soyuz-U2 | Progress 20 | 31/6 | Success | |
| 1984-03-07 | Soyuz-U | Zenit-6U 92 | 31/6 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1984-01-26 | Soyuz-U | Zenit-6U 91 (Kosmos 1533) | 31/6 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1983-03-16 | Soyuz-U | Zenit-6U 74 | 1/5 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1982-12-23 | Soyuz-U | Zenit-6U 71 | 1/5 | Low Earth 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.
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