Soyuz-U2
Soyuz-U2 was the syntin-fueled, higher-performance variant of the Soyuz-U launch vehicle. The expendable R-7 derivative flew from Baikonur from 1982 through 1995 and launched crewed Soyuz-T and Soyuz-TM spacecraft, Progress cargo vehicles, and satellites.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Soyuz U211A511U2Soyuz 11A511U2
- Family Name
- Soyuz
- Full Name
- Soyuz-U2
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- U2
Details
- Description
- Soyuz-U2 was the syntin-fueled, higher-performance variant of the Soyuz-U launch vehicle. The expendable R-7 derivative flew from Baikonur from 1982 through 1995 and launched crewed Soyuz-T and Soyuz-TM spacecraft, Progress cargo vehicles, and satellites.
- First Flight Year
- 1,982
- Last Flight Year
- 1,995
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Rocket Specs
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 3
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 4
Links
- Official Url
- https://sma.nasa.gov/LaunchVehicle/soyuz.html
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz-U2
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- Creation Time
- July 14, 2026 at 00:59:58 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 23, 2026 at 07:14:00 UTC
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