Vehicle file · LV-101
Soyuz-U2
Soviet Space Program · RETIRED
Soyuz-U2 is an expendable orbital launch vehicle built by Soviet Space Program. It stands 34.5 m tall, lifts 7,050 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 23 December 1982. It has flown 71 times with 71 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. It has no flight on the public manifest at the moment.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
PUBLISHED
Height34.5 m
Diameter3.0 m
Payload to LEO7,050 kg
Payload to GTONOT PUBLISHED
Maiden flight23 December 1982
ReusableNo — expendable
Launch costNOT PUBLISHED
StatusRetired
Flight record
Reliability
ON RECORD
Total flights71
Successful71
Failed0
Success rate100.0%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
Variant2
About Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U2 was a Soviet, later Russian, carrier rocket. It was derived from the Soyuz-U, and a member of the R-7 family of rockets. It featured increased performance compared with the baseline Soyuz-U, due to the use of syntin propellant, as opposed to RP-1 paraffin, used on the Soyuz-U.
Upcoming flights
Manifest
EMPTY
No Soyuz-U flight is filed in the current manifest window. Missions appear here the moment a launch date is published.
All upcoming launchesCommon questions
- How many times has Soyuz-U2 flown?
- Soyuz-U2 has flown 71 orbital missions, with 71 successes and 0 failures.
- What is Soyuz-U2's success rate?
- Soyuz-U2 has a success rate of 100.0%, from 71 successful flights out of 71 attempts.
- When is the next Soyuz-U2 launch?
- Soyuz-U2 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-U2 lift to orbit?
- Soyuz-U2 is rated for 7,050 kg to low Earth orbit. These are the operator's published maximums and assume an expendable or fully optimised configuration.
- Is Soyuz-U2 reusable?
- No. Soyuz-U2 is expendable: every stage is discarded during flight and nothing is recovered for reflight.