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Soyuz-U2

Retired

Soviet Space Program

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.

Key figures

Total launches
71
Successes
71
Failures
0
Success rate
100.0 %
Success streak
71
Maiden flight
Dec 23, 1982
Reusable
No
Shortest launch interval ⓘ
4d
Planned launches
0

Technology

Length
34.54 m
Diameter
2.95 m
Launch mass
298 t
Stages
2
LEO (low Earth orbit)
7,050 kg

Engines & propellant

Boosters4× RD-107AKerosin / Flüssigsauerstoff
1st stage1× RD-108A (Zentralblock)Kerosin / Flüssigsauerstoff
2nd stageRD-0110 / RD-0124Kerosin / Flüssigsauerstoff
Kick stageFregat (optional)UDMH / Stickstofftetroxid

Engine and propellant data from curated sources: Wikipedia — Sojus (Rakete)

Launches per year

of which in our database: 71

1982: 1 Successes119821983: 1 Successes119831984: 4 Successes419841985: 2 Successes219851986: 4 Successes419861987: 10 Successes1019871988: 9 Successes919881989: 5 Successes519891990: 9 Successes919901991: 8 Successes819911992: 7 Successes719921993: 6 Successes619931994: 3 Successes319941995: 2 Successes21995
Successes Failures Other/planned

History & events

  1. Dec 23, 1982🚀 Maiden flightZenit-6U 71View launch →
  2. Jul 1, 1993👨‍🚀 Crewed flightSoyuz TM-17View launch →
  3. Jan 8, 1994👨‍🚀 Crewed flightSoyuz TM-18View launch →
  4. Jul 1, 1994👨‍🚀 Crewed flightSoyuz TM-19View launch →
  5. Oct 3, 1994👨‍🚀 Crewed flightSoyuz TM-20View launch →
  6. Mar 14, 1995👨‍🚀 Crewed flightSoyuz TM-21View launch →
  7. Sep 3, 1995👨‍🚀 Crewed flightSoyuz TM-22View launch →

Sources