Mission Log

Launch Provider

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Country

Russia

Founded

1992

Leadership

Administrator: Yuri Borisov

Launch Record

332 success, 11 failed

The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.

Type

Resupply

Target Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Progress resupply mission to the International Space Station.

Height

46.3 m

Diameter

2.95 m

Liftoff Mass

312.0 t

Mass to LEO

8200.0 kg

Mass to GTO

3250.0 kg

Reusable

No

Maiden Flight

2008-07-26

Launch Success

24 / 24

Consecutive Success

24

Soyuz-2 is the 21st-century version of the Russian Soyuz rocket. In its basic form, it is a three-stage carrier rocket for placing payloads into low Earth orbit. The 2.1b version adds an upgraded engine (RD-0124) with improved performance to the second stage.

31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan. Located in the Kazakh city of Baikonur, it is the largest operational space launch facility in terms of area. All Russian crewed spaceflights are launched from Baikonur.