Soyuz·Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Soyuz STB Fregat-MT

retired

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Specifications

Status: retired
Height: 46.3 m
Diameter: 2.95 m
Mass: 310,000 kg
Stages: 3
Thrust: 4,144 kN
Payload to LEO: 8,200 kg
Payload to GTO: 3,250 kg
First flight: 2012-10-12
Total launches: 5
Success / Fail: 5 / 0

The Soyuz-ST-A and ST-B were modified versions of the Soyuz-2 rocket, designed to launch from the Guiana Space Centre (CSG) in French Guiana. Developed as part of a European Space Agency (ESA) programme to add a medium-lift launch vehicle to complement the light-lift Vega and heavy-lift Ariane 5 rockets.