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Soyuz-2.1b
Soyuz-2.1b is an orbital launch vehicle currently flying operated by Roscosmos of Moscow, Russia, 46.3 m tall, 8,200 kg to low Earth orbit, 3 stages.
| Operator | Roscosmos · Moscow, Russia |
|---|---|
| Status | Currently flying |
| First flight | 2006 |
| Height | 46.3 m |
| Diameter | 10.3 m |
| Liftoff mass | 312 t |
| Liftoff thrust | 4,149 kN |
| Stages | 3 |
| Payload to LEO | 8,200 kg |
| Payload to SSO | 4,900 kg |
| Engines | 4 × RD-107A boosters · RD-108A core · RD-0124 upper |
| Propellant | RP-1 / liquid oxygen |
| Reuse | Expendable — nothing is recovered |
| Launch sites | Baikonur, Kazakhstan · Plesetsk · Vostochny |
The direct descendant of the rocket that launched Sputnik and Gagarin. Still carries every Soyuz crew to the ISS.
About Roscosmos
Flies the most-launched rocket family in history, on hardware whose lineage runs back to the R-7 of 1957. Founded 1992.