Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat
ActiveProgress Rocket Space Center (PRSC)
Dec. 27, 2006
Description
Soyuz-2, GRAU index 14A14, is the collective designation for 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 first-stage boosters and two core stages feature uprated engines with improved injection systems, compared to the previous versions of the Soyuz. Digital flight control and telemetry systems allow the rocket to be launched from a fixed launch platform, whereas the launch platforms for earlier Soyuz rockets had to be rotated as the rocket could not perform a roll to change its heading in flight. The Soyuz 2.1b represents the latest development stage of the proven rocket. It uses the new RD-0124 engines in the first three stages, coupled with an improved injection system that significantly boosts the performance of the Soyuz. Furthermore, she wears a new, digital startup control system. This will allow the Soyuz 2.1b to carry around 1.2 tonnes more payload into low earth orbit compared to its predecessor.
Specifications
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Minimum Stage
3 -
Max Stage
4 -
Length
46.3 m -
Diameter
2.95 m -
Fairing Diameter
4.11 m -
Launch Mass
312.0 T -
Thrust
4150.0 kN
Family
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Name
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat -
Family
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Variant
Fregat -
Alias
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Full Name
Soyuz 2.1b Fregat
Payload Capacity
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Launch Cost
$80000000 -
Low Earth Orbit
8200.0 kg -
Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
3250.0 kg -
Direct Geostationary
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Sun-Synchronous Capacity
4900.0 kg
Progress Rocket Space Center
Commercial
CEO: Dmitry Baranov
PRSC 1996Progress Rocket Space Centre, formerly known as TsSKB-Progress, is a space science and aerospace research company which is known for manufacturing launch vehicles and satellites. Most notably, Progress Rocket Space Centre is the manufacturer of Soyuz launch vehicles.
Upcoming Spaceflights
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-K1 No. 19
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
TBD December, 2024
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:
Glonass-K are the third generation of satellite design for GLONASS satellite navigation system. GLONASS is a Russian space-based navigation system comparable to the similar GPS and Galileo systems. This generation improves on accuracy, power consumption and design life. Each satellite is unpressurized and weighs 935 kg, and has an operational lifetime of 10 years.
Medium Earth OrbitSoyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-K1 No. 18
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
TBD December, 2024
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:
Glonass-K are the third generation of satellite design for GLONASS satellite navigation system. GLONASS is a Russian space-based navigation system comparable to the similar GPS and Galileo systems. This generation improves on accuracy, power consumption and design life. Each satellite is unpressurized and weighs 935 kg, and has an operational lifetime of 10 years.
Medium Earth OrbitSoyuz 2.1b/Fregat | EKS 6 (Tundra 6) (Kosmos 2563)
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 2, 2022, 6:47 a.m.
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-K1 No. 17 (Kosmos 2559)
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 10, 2022, 2:52 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Glonass-K are the third generation of satellite design for GLONASS satellite navigation system. GLONASS is a Russian space-based navigation system comparable to the similar GPS and Galileo systems. This generation improves on accuracy, power consumption and design life. Each satellite is unpressurized and weighs 935 kg, and has an operational lifetime of 10 years.
Medium Earth OrbitSoyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-K1 No. 16 (Kosmos 2557)
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
July 7, 2022, 9:18 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Glonass-K are the third generation of satellite design for GLONASS satellite navigation system. GLONASS is a Russian space-based navigation system comparable to the similar GPS and Galileo systems. This generation improves on accuracy, power consumption and design life. Each satellite is unpressurized and weighs 935 kg, and has an operational lifetime of 10 years.
Medium Earth OrbitSoyuz 2.1b/Fregat | EKS 5 (Tundra 5) (Kosmos 2552)
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 25, 2021, 1:09 a.m.
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-K1 No. 15 (Kosmos 2547)
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 25, 2020, 7:08 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Glonass-K are the third generation of satellite design for GLONASS satellite navigation system. GLONASS is a Russian space-based navigation system comparable to the similar GPS and Galileo systems. This generation improves on accuracy, power consumption and design life. Each satellite is unpressurized and weighs 935 kg, and has an operational lifetime of 10 years.
Medium Earth OrbitSoyuz 2.1b/Fregat | EKS 4 (Tundra 4) (Kosmos 2546)
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 22, 2020, 7:31 a.m.
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | EKS 3 (Tundra 3) (Kosmos 2541)
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 26, 2019, 7:46 a.m.
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Meteor-M No.2-2 & rideshare payloads
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaVostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
July 5, 2019, 5:41 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
This is the fourth spacecraft in the Russian Meteor-M series of remote sensing satellites. Weighing about 2750 kg, it is intended to gather hydrometeorological data from sun-synchronous orbit. This includes monitoring ozone layer and radiation levels in the near-Earth space, as well as monitoring ocean surface temperatures and ice conditions.
Sun-Synchronous OrbitSoyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Meteor-M No.2-1 & rideshare payloads
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaVostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
Nov. 28, 2017, 5:41 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:
This is the third spacecraft in the Russian Meteor-M series of remote sensing satellites. Weighing about 2750 kg, it is intended to gather hydrometeorological data from sun-synchronous orbit. This includes monitoring ozone layer and radiation levels in the near-Earth space, as well as monitoring ocean surface temperatures and ice conditions.
Sun-Synchronous OrbitSoyuz-2.1b/Fregat | EKS-2 (Tundra 2) (Kosmos 2518)
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 25, 2017, 6:33 a.m.
Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-M No. 53 (Kosmos 2516)
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
May 29, 2016, 8:44 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Glonass-M, also known as Uragan-M, are the second generation of Uragan satellite design used for GLONASS satellite navigation system. GLONASS is a Russian space-based navigation system comparable to the similar GPS and Galileo systems. This generation improves on accuracy, power consumption and design life. Each satellite weighs 1415 kg, is equipped with 12 L-band antennas, and has an operational lifetime of 7 years.
Medium Earth OrbitSoyuz-2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-M (Kosmos 2514)
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 7, 2016, 12:21 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Glonass-M, also known as Uragan-M, are the second generation of Uragan satellite design used for GLONASS satellite navigation system. GLONASS is a Russian space-based navigation system comparable to the similar GPS and Galileo systems. This generation improves on accuracy, power consumption and design life. Each satellite weighs 1415 kg, is equipped with 12 L-band antennas, and has an operational lifetime of 7 years.
Medium Earth OrbitSoyuz-2.1b/Fregat | EKS (Tundra) (Kosmos 2510)
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 17, 2015, 6:33 a.m.
Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-K1 (Kosmos 2501)
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 30, 2014, 9:52 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Glonass-K are the third generation of satellite design for GLONASS satellite navigation system. GLONASS is a Russian space-based navigation system comparable to the similar GPS and Galileo systems. This generation improves on accuracy, power consumption and design life. Each satellite is unpressurized and weighs 935 kg, and has an operational lifetime of 10 years.
Medium Earth OrbitSoyuz-2.1b/Fregat | Meteor-M No.2, MKA-PN2, DX-1, UKube-1, TechDemoSat-1, SkySat-2, AISSat-2
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 8, 2014, 3:58 p.m.
Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-M (Kosmos 2500)
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
June 14, 2014, 5:16 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Glonass-M, also known as Uragan-M, are the second generation of Uragan satellite design used for GLONASS satellite navigation system. GLONASS is a Russian space-based navigation system comparable to the similar GPS and Galileo systems. This generation improves on accuracy, power consumption and design life. Each satellite weighs 1415 kg, is equipped with 12 L-band antennas, and has an operational lifetime of 7 years.
Medium Earth OrbitSoyuz-2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-M (Kosmos 2494)
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
March 23, 2014, 10:54 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Glonass-M, also known as Uragan-M, are the second generation of Uragan satellite design used for GLONASS satellite navigation system. GLONASS is a Russian space-based navigation system comparable to the similar GPS and Galileo systems. This generation improves on accuracy, power consumption and design life. Each satellite weighs 1415 kg, is equipped with 12 L-band antennas, and has an operational lifetime of 7 years.
Medium Earth OrbitSoyuz-2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-M (Kosmos 2485)
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 26, 2013, 5:23 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Glonass-M, also known as Uragan-M, are the second generation of Uragan satellite design used for GLONASS satellite navigation system. GLONASS is a Russian space-based navigation system comparable to the similar GPS and Galileo systems. This generation improves on accuracy, power consumption and design life. Each satellite weighs 1415 kg, is equipped with 12 L-band antennas, and has an operational lifetime of 7 years.
Medium Earth OrbitSoyuz-2.1b/Fregat | Meridian 5
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 23, 2011, 12:08 p.m.
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-M (Kosmos 2478)
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Nov. 28, 2011, 8:25 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Glonass-M, also known as Uragan-M, are the second generation of Uragan satellite design used for GLONASS satellite navigation system. GLONASS is a Russian space-based navigation system comparable to the similar GPS and Galileo systems. This generation improves on accuracy, power consumption and design life. Each satellite weighs 1415 kg, is equipped with 12 L-band antennas, and has an operational lifetime of 7 years.
Medium Earth OrbitSoyuz-2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-M (Kosmos 2474)
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Oct. 2, 2011, 8:15 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Glonass-M, also known as Uragan-M, are the second generation of Uragan satellite design used for GLONASS satellite navigation system. GLONASS is a Russian space-based navigation system comparable to the similar GPS and Galileo systems. This generation improves on accuracy, power consumption and design life. Each satellite weighs 1415 kg, is equipped with 12 L-band antennas, and has an operational lifetime of 7 years.
Medium Earth OrbitSoyuz-2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-K1 (Kosmos 2471)
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Feb. 26, 2011, 3:07 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Glonass-K are the third generation of satellite design for GLONASS satellite navigation system. GLONASS is a Russian space-based navigation system comparable to the similar GPS and Galileo systems. This generation improves on accuracy, power consumption and design life. Each satellite is unpressurized and weighs 935 kg, and has an operational lifetime of 10 years.
Medium Earth OrbitSoyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Meteor-M 1
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 17, 2009, 3:55 p.m.
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