Soyuz 11A511 launch vehicle
Soyuz 11A511 was the original three-stage launch-vehicle variant developed to carry early Soyuz spacecraft. It began flight testing with uncrewed Soyuz missions in 1966, launched the first crewed Soyuz flight in 1967, and served crewed and uncrewed missions through the mid-1970s before the standardized Soyuz-U superseded it.
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- Original Soyuz launch vehicleSoyuz 11A51111A511
- Family Name
- Soyuz
- Full Name
- Soyuz 11A511 launch vehicle
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- 11A511
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- Description
- Soyuz 11A511 was the original three-stage launch-vehicle variant developed to carry early Soyuz spacecraft. It began flight testing with uncrewed Soyuz missions in 1966, launched the first crewed Soyuz flight in 1967, and served crewed and uncrewed missions through the mid-1970s before the standardized Soyuz-U superseded it.
- First Flight Year
- 1,966
- Last Flight Year
- 1,975
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Rocket Specs
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 3
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- Creation Time
- July 17, 2026 at 03:32:06 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 12:11:21 UTC
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