How many times has Soyuz-U-PVB flown?

Soyuz-U-PVB has flown 74 orbital missions, with 72 successes and 2 failures.

What is Soyuz-U-PVB's success rate?

Soyuz-U-PVB has a success rate of 97.3%, from 72 successful flights out of 74 attempts.

When is the next Soyuz-U-PVB launch?

Soyuz-U-PVB has no flight on the public manifest at the moment. Scheduled missions appear here as soon as a launch date is filed.

How much can Soyuz-U-PVB lift to orbit?

Soyuz-U-PVB is rated for 6,900 kg to low Earth orbit. These are the operator's published maximums and assume an expendable or fully optimised configuration.

Is Soyuz-U-PVB reusable?

No. Soyuz-U-PVB is expendable: every stage is discarded during flight and nothing is recovered for reflight.

Vehicle file · LV-378

Soyuz-U-PVB

Progress Rocket Space Center · Soyuz · RETIRED

Soyuz-U-PVB is an expendable orbital launch vehicle built by Progress Rocket Space Center. It stands 51.0 m tall, lifts 6,900 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 21 March 1984. It has flown 74 times with 72 successes, a success rate of 97.3%. It has no flight on the public manifest at the moment.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

OPS-12/SPEC

PUBLISHED

Height51.0 m

Diameter3.0 m

Payload to LEO6,900 kg

Payload to GTONOT PUBLISHED

Maiden flight21 March 1984

ReusableNo — expendable

Launch costNOT PUBLISHED

StatusRetired

Flight record

Reliability

OPS-12/STAT

ON RECORD

Total flights74

Successful72

Failed2

Success rate97.3%

Landing attempts0

Landing successN/A

Scheduled0

VariantU-PVB

About Soyuz-U-PVB

A Russian orbital launch vehicle. A version of the Soyuz-U with safety modifications to prevent and resist fires in all stages and the upper stage avionics compartment.

Upcoming flights

Manifest

OPS-12/MAN

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No Soyuz-U-PVB flight is filed in the current manifest window. Missions appear here the moment a launch date is published.

All upcoming launches

Common questions

How many times has Soyuz-U-PVB flown?: Soyuz-U-PVB has flown 74 orbital missions, with 72 successes and 2 failures.
What is Soyuz-U-PVB's success rate?: Soyuz-U-PVB has a success rate of 97.3%, from 72 successful flights out of 74 attempts.
When is the next Soyuz-U-PVB launch?: Soyuz-U-PVB has no flight on the public manifest at the moment. Scheduled missions appear here as soon as a launch date is filed.
How much can Soyuz-U-PVB lift to orbit?: Soyuz-U-PVB is rated for 6,900 kg to low Earth orbit. These are the operator's published maximums and assume an expendable or fully optimised configuration.
Is Soyuz-U-PVB reusable?: No. Soyuz-U-PVB is expendable: every stage is discarded during flight and nothing is recovered for reflight.