Soyuz launch vehicle
Soyuz is the active R-7-derived family of expendable launch vehicles used for crewed spacecraft, cargo missions, and satellites. The lineage includes numerous historical variants and the modern Soyuz-2 series.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Soyuz rocket familyR-7 Soyuz
- Family Name
- Soyuz
- Full Name
- Soyuz launch vehicle
- Status
- active
- Type
- rocket
Details
- Description
- Soyuz is the active R-7-derived family of expendable launch vehicles used for crewed spacecraft, cargo missions, and satellites. The lineage includes numerous historical variants and the modern Soyuz-2 series.
- First Flight Year
- 1,966
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 4
- Placement
- booster
- Propulsion System
- Role
- booster
- Stage
- first-stage
- Variant Notes
- Four strap-on boosters, each with one RD-107A.
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- core
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- second-stage
- Variant Notes
- Single RD-108A on the Block A core stage.
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- upper
- Propulsion System
- Role
- upper-stage
- Stage
- third-stage
- Variant Notes
- Single RD-0110 on the Block I third stage.
- Name
- Soyuz-2.1a
- Notes
- Exact Soyuz-2.1a three-stage propulsion with RD-107A boosters, RD-108A core, and RD-0110 third stage.
- Entries
- Count
- 4
- Placement
- booster
- Propulsion System
- Role
- booster
- Stage
- first-stage
- Variant Notes
- Four strap-on boosters, each with one RD-107A.
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- core
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- second-stage
- Variant Notes
- Single RD-108A on the Block A core stage.
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- upper
- Propulsion System
- Role
- upper-stage
- Stage
- third-stage
- Variant Notes
- Single RD-0124 on the improved Block I third stage.
- Name
- Soyuz-2.1b
- Notes
- Exact Soyuz-2.1b three-stage propulsion with RD-107A boosters, RD-108A core, and the more powerful RD-0124 third stage.
- Rocket Specs
- Reusability
- expendable
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_(rocket_family)
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- April 26, 2026 at 14:21:48 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 1, 2026 at 10:19:32 UTC
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