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Soyuz·Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Soyuz 2.1a Fregat

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Specifications

Status
active
Thrust
4,144 kN
First flight
2006-10-19
Total launches
3
Success / Fail
2 / 1

Soyuz‑2 is a Russian expendable medium-lift launch vehicle and the seventh major iteration of the Soyuz rocket family. Compared to its predecessors, Soyuz-2 features significant upgrades, including improved engines and a digital flight control system that enables launches from fixed platforms and supports larger payload fairings.

Propulsion

Boosters

4×RD-107A838 kN
RP-1 / LOX · gas-generator
NPO Energomash / KuznetsovIsp 320s (vac)since 2004four boosters

First stage

RD-108A792 kN
RP-1 / LOX · gas-generator
NPO Energomash / KuznetsovIsp 315s (vac)since 2001core

Third stage

RD-0110298 kN
RP-1 / LOX · gas-generator
KBKhAIsp 326s (vac)since 1967Blok I

Payloads it launched

3 loaded
MERIDIAN 2
LEO
MERIDIAN 1
LEO
METOP-A
LEO