VehicleSoyuz 2.1b
Launch site Baikonur Cosmodrome
Date and time
Photo: Joel Kowsky · Public domain (US government)
Rocket active
Progress Rocket Space Center · first flight 2008
Soyuz-2 is 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 2.1b version adds an upgraded engine (RD-0124) with improved performance to the second stage.
With all Soyuz 2 versions: 183 launches · 96.7% success
Soyuz 2.1a 58 · Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M 36 · Soyuz 2.1b Fregat 26 · Soyuz 2.1b 25 · Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M 20 · Soyuz 2.1v Volga 9 · and 4 more