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Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M

35FLIGHTS
100%SUCCESS
35STREAK
Jul 2008FIRST FLIGHT
NOREUSABLE
HEIGHT46.3 m
DIAMETER10.3 m
LAUNCH MASS313 kg
LIFTOFF THRUST4,150 kN
STAGES4

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.

8,200 kg
TO LEO
18,081 lbs
3,250 kg
TO GTO
7,166 lbs
4,150
KILONEWTONS
932,957
POUNDS-FORCE
~5,565
HORSEPOWER
Height46.3 m (152 ft)
Diameter10.3 m (33.8 ft)
Launch Mass313 kg (690 lbs)
Stages4