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Soyuz-U2

Soviet Space Program

Manufacturer
Soviet Space Program
Maiden flight
1982-12-23
Length
34.54 m
Diameter
2.95 m
Payload to LEO
7,050 kg
Launches
71
Successful
71

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.