Soyuz

In-active

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) (RFSA)

None

Description

The Soyuz-FG launch vehicle is an improved version of the Soyuz-U from the R-7 family of rockets, designed and constructed by TsSKB-Progress in Samara, Russia. Guidance, navigation, and control system is developed and manufactured by "Polisvit" Special Design Bureau.

Specifications

Stages
3
Length
50.0 m
Diameter
3.0 m
Fairing Diameter
―
Launch Mass
305.0 T
Thrust
―

Family

Name
Soyuz
Family
―
Variant
Fregat
Alias
―
Full Name
Soyuz Fregat

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
7100.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
―
Direct Geostationary
―
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
―

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Government

Administrator: Yuri Borisov

RFSA 1992

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.