Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT
Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT was the higher-performance French Guiana launch configuration based on Soyuz-2.1b, adapted for the Guiana Space Centre and paired with the enlarged-propellant Fregat-MT upper stage. Arianespace operated the expendable configuration from the first Kourou Soyuz launch in 2011 through the final Soyuz flight from Europe's Spaceport in 2022.
Identity
- Aliases
- Soyuz-ST-B/Fregat-MTSoyuz ST-B Fregat-MTSoyuz ST-BSoyuz-ST-BSoyuz 2.1b ST-B
- Family Name
- Soyuz ST
- Full Name
- Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- soyuz-st-b-fregat-mt
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- ST-B/Fregat-MT
Details
- Description
- Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT was the higher-performance French Guiana launch configuration based on Soyuz-2.1b, adapted for the Guiana Space Centre and paired with the enlarged-propellant Fregat-MT upper stage. Arianespace operated the expendable configuration from the first Kourou Soyuz launch in 2011 through the final Soyuz flight from Europe's Spaceport in 2022.
- First Flight Year
- 2,011
- Last Flight Year
- 2,022
- Operator Id
- jd7am12wxsxa80t9ra90yhvbfh7kpqnn
- Parent Vehicle Family Id
- nd7qyrjethdy0frj4bzhapaqf98ahrad
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Gto
- 3,250
- Sso
- 4,900
- Stages Count
- 4
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 4
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- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 9:57:05 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 6:42:24 AM