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Soyuz-2-1a rocket variant

The initial version of the upgraded Soyuz-2 vehicle, known as Soyuz-2-1a (14A14), featured a four-meter payload fairing. It was capable of carrying 300 kilograms more payload than its predecessor variants thanks to the replacement of an old analog flight control system with a digital computer and the use of a more flexible launch trajectory. In 2012, the KBKhA design bureau in Voronezh promised to develop the 11D55 steering engine specifically for the Soyuz-2-1a rocket.

According to the Russian mission control in 2024, the three-stage Soyuz-2-1a rocket variant, likely referring to the crew-certified vehicle, had a full length of 46.3 meters and a (maximum) diameter (at the base of the first stage) of 10.3 meters. The rocket's liftoff mass could vary from 306 to 313 tons.

The mission control also listed the following payload capabilities of the Soyuz-2-1a variant when launched from Baikonur:

  • Payload to the low Earth's orbit: 6-8 - 7.4 tons;
  • Payload to the Sun-synchrononous orbit: 4.3 - 4.5 tons;
  • Payload to the geostationary transfer orbit: 1.5 tons.

 

Payload spefications of the Soyuz-2-1a rocket variant according to its manufacturer, RKTs Progress:

Orbital parameters Payload
Inclination Perigee Apogee 11S517A2* 81KS**
Baikonur
51.6 degrees 200 kilometers 240 kilometers 7,430 kilograms 6,900 kilograms
98 degrees 200 kilometers 240 kilometers 5,830 kilograms 5,550 kilograms
Vostochny
51.6 degrees 200 kilometers 240 kilometers 7,460 kilograms 7,060 kilograms
98 degrees 200 kilometers 240 kilometers 6,070 kilograms 5,800 kilograms
Plesetsk
72 degrees 200 kilometers 240 kilometers 6,800 kilograms 6,100 kilograms
98 degrees 200 kilometers 240 kilometers 6,130 kilograms 5,780 kilograms

*Payload section, SZB, with a 3.0-meter fairing

**Payload section, SZB, with a 4.11-meter fairing

 

 

A complete list of Soyuz-2 missions*:

-
Date
Payload
Launch site
 Version
Fairing
 Notes
1
2004 Nov. 8
Soyuz-2-1a (14A14)
17S13A
 A suborbital mission without Fregat
2
2006 Oct. 19
Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat
ST (81KS)
 First orbital mission; first carrying Fregat and ST payload fairing
3
2006 Dec. 24
Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat
14S737
 First orbital mission with a Fregat upper stage from Plesetsk
4
2009 May 22
Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat
14S737
 Third stage underperformed, leaving payload in lower orbit
5
2010 Oct. 19
Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat
ST (81KS)
  
6
2010 Nov. 2
Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat
14S737
  
7
2011 May 4
Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat
14S737
  
8
2011 July 13
Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat
ST (81KS)
  
9
2011 Dec. 17
Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-Std (No. 1021)
ST (81KS)
  
10
2011 Dec. 28
Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat-M
ST (81KS)
  
11
2012 Sept. 17
Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat
ST (81KS)
  
12
2012 Nov. 14
Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat
14S737
  
13
2012 Dec. 1
Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat
ST (81KS)
  
14
2013 Feb. 6
Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat
ST (81KS)
  
15
2013 April 19
Soyuz-2-1a
Short, Russian
  
16
2014 April 3
ST (81KS)
  
17
2014 May 6
Soyuz-2-1a
Short, Russian
  
18
2014 July 19
Soyuz-2-1a
Short, Russian
  
19
2014 Oct. 29
Soyuz-2-1a
Progress
  
20
2014 Oct. 30
Soyuz-2-1a / Fregat
14S737
  
21
2015 Feb. 27
Soyuz-2-1a
17S13A
  
22
2015 April 28
Soyuz-2-1a
Progress
 Spacecraft lost due to third stage failure
23
2015 June 5
Soyuz-2-1a
Short, Russian
  
24
2015 Dec. 21
Soyuz-2-1a
Progress
  
25
2016 March 24
Soyuz-2-1a
17S13A
  
26
2016 March 31
Soyuz-2-1a
Progress
  
27
2016 April 25
Sentinel-1B, MICROSCOPE
AAUSAT-4
OUFTI-1
e-st@r-2
Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M
ST (81KS)
  
28
Lomonosov, Aist-2D, SamSat-218
14S737
29
2017 May 18
Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M
ST
  
30
2017 June 14
Soyuz-2-1a
Progress
  
31
2017 July 14
Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat
14S737
  
32
2017 Oct. 14
Soyuz-2-1a
Progress
  
33
2018 Feb. 1
Kanopus-V No. 3, Kanopus-V No. 4, S-Net-1, S-Net-2, S-Net-3, S-Net-4, Lemur-2-Kadi, Lemur-2-Thenickmolo, Lemur-2-Jin-Luen, Lemur-2-Uramchansol, D-StarOne
Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat
14S737
  
34
2018 Feb. 13
Soyuz-2-1a
Progress
  
35
2018 July 10
Soyuz-2-1a
Progress
  
36
2018 Dec. 19
Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M
ST 81KS
  
37
2018 Dec. 27
Kanopus-V No. 5, Kanopus-V No. 6, Flock-3k Dove-1-12, ZACube-2, Lume-1, D-Star ONE (iSat), D-Star ONE (Sparrow), Lemur-2-30-Remy-Colton, Lemur-2-31-Gustavo, Lemur-2-32-Christina-Holt, Lemur-2-33-Zo, Lemur-2-34-Tinkyev, Lemur-2-35-Sarah-Betty-Boo, Lemur-2-36-Natalie-Murray, Lemur-2-37-Daisy-Harper, UWE-4
Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat
14S737
  
38
2019 April 4
Soyuz-2-1a
Progress
  
39
2019 June 5
Meteor-M No. 2-2, Momentus X1, NSLSat-1, Lemur-2 (100-108), JAISAT-1, EXOCONNECT, D-Star One (Lightsat), Lucky-7, SEAM-2.0, MTCube, SONATE, Beesat-9, Beesat-10, Beesat-11, Beesat-12, Beesat-13, MOVE-2b, TTU-100, Ecuador-UTE, ICEYE-X4, ICEYE-X5, DoT-1, MKA Sokrat, VDNKhA-80, AmurSat (AmGU-1)
Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat
ST 81KS
  
40
2019 July 30
Plesetsk , Site 43, Pad 4
Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat
14S737
  
41
2019 July 31
Soyuz-2-1a
Progress
  
42
2019 Aug. 22
Soyuz-2-1a
Soyuz
  
43
2019 Dec. 6
Soyuz-2-1a
Progress
  
44
2019 Dec. 18
Soyuz-ST-A/Fregat-M
ST 81KS
  
45
2020 April 9
Soyuz-2-1a
Soyuz
  
46
2020 April 25
Soyuz-2-1a
Progress
  
47
2020 July 23
Soyuz-2-1a
Progress
  
48
2020 Oct. 14
Soyuz-2-1a
11S517A 3.1000A1-0 No. 15000-093
  
49
2020 Dec. 1
Soyuz ST-A
ST 81KS
  
50
2020 Dec. 29
Soyuz ST-A
ST 81KS
  
51
2021 Feb. 15
Soyuz-2-1a
11S517A2 No. Ya15000-126
  
52
2021 March 22
Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat
81KS
  
53
2021 April 9
Soyuz-2-1a
11S517A 3.1000A1-0 No. 15000-095
  
54
2021 June 30
Soyuz-2-1a
11S517A2.1000A1-0 No. S15000-131
  
55
2021 Oct. 5
Soyuz-2-1a
11S517A 3.1000A1-0 No. 15000-096
  
56
2021 Oct. 28
Soyuz-2-1a
11S517A2.1000A1-0
  
57
2021 Dec. 8
Soyuz-2-1a
11S517A No. 15000-094
  
58
2022 Feb. 5
Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat
14S737
  
59
2022 Feb. 15
Soyuz-2-1a
11S517A2
  
60
2022 March 18
Soyuz-2-1a
11S517A No. 15000-097
  
61
2022 March 22
Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat
14S737
  
62
2022 May 19
Soyuz-2-1a
17S13A
  
63
2022 June 3
Soyuz-2-1a
11S517A2
  
64
2022 Sept. 21
Soyuz-2-1a
11S517A
  
65
2022 Oct. 26
Soyuz-2-1a
11S517A2
  
66
2023 Feb. 9
Soyuz-2-1a
11S517A2
  
67
2023 Feb. 24
Soyuz-2-1a
11S517A
  
68
 2023 March 23
Soyuz-2-1a
17S13A
  
69
2023 May 24
Soyuz-2-1a
11S517A2
  
70
 2023 May 27
Soyuz-2-1a/Fregat
14S737
  
71
2023 Aug. 23
Soyuz-2-1a
11S517A2
  
72
2023 Sept. 15
Soyuz-2-1a
11S517A
  
73
 2023 Dec. 1
Soyuz-2-1a
11S517A2
  
74
2024 Feb. 15
Soyuz-2-1a
11S517A2
  
75
 2024 March 23
Soyuz-2-1a
11S517A
  
76
 2024 May 30
Soyuz-2-1a
11S517A2
  
77
 2024 Aug. 15
Soyuz-2-1a
11S517A2
  
78
 2024 Sept. 11
Soyuz-2-1a
11S517A
  
79
 2024 Oct. 31
Soyuz-2-1a
17S13A
  
80
2024 Nov. 21
11S517A2
  
81
2024 Nov. 30
14S737
  

*This list does not include launches of the Soyuz-2-1v launch vehicles, which were originally called Soyuz-1 and feature drastically different structural design and the main propulsion system.

 

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Last update: November 29, 2024

 

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The Soyuz-2 launcher on the refurbished launch pad in Plesetsk in 2004. Credit: Arianespace

The Soyuz-2-1a rocket with the Metop spacecraft on the launch pad at Site 31 in Baikonur on July 14, 2006. Credit: Roskosmos

Launch

The Soyuz-2-1a rocket with the fourth Meridian satellite lifts off from Plesetsk on May 4, 2011. Credit: Vesti TV channel

launch

Soyuz-2-1a with MetOp-B lifts off on Sept. 17, 2012. Credit: TsENKI

Launch

A Soyuz-2.1a rocket lifts off on April 19, with Bion-M No. 1. Credit: Roskosmos

Foton-M4

A Soyuz-2-1a rocket shortly before launch with Foton-M4 satellite from Pad 31 in Baikonur. Click to enlarge. Credit: Roskosmos

ProgressM25M

Soyuz-2-1a lifts off on Oct. 29, 2014, with Progress M-25M cargo ship. Click to enlarge. Credit: Roskosmos