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
  • 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.


Falcon 9
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1 day, 15 hours ago
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TJSW-26A
201 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

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3 days, 9 hours ago
Starlink Group 17-28
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