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Soyuz

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) · Soyuz · IN SERVICE

Soyuz is an expendable launch vehicle built by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). It first flew on 28 November 1966. It has flown 32 times with 30 successes, a success rate of 93.8%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

ON FILE
HeightNOT ON FILE
DiameterNOT ON FILE
Payload to LEONOT ON FILE
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight28 November 1966
ReusableNo, expendable
Launch costNOT ON FILE
StatusIN SERVICE

As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.

Flight record

Reliability

ON RECORD
Total flights32
Successful30
Failed2
Success rate93.8%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0

Upcoming flights

Manifest

EMPTY

There's no Soyuz flight on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

All upcoming launches

Soyuz in the archive

From NASA's public image library and Wikimedia Commons. Each photo shows the credit its licence asks for and links back to where it came from.

The Soyuz MS-25 crew ship docked to the Prichal docking module
The Soyuz MS-25 crew ship docked to the Prichal docking moduleNASA / JSC · public domainNASA ↗
Expedition 33 Soyuz Blessing
Expedition 33 Soyuz BlessingNASA / HQ · public domainNASA ↗
Expedition 33 Soyuz Blessing
Expedition 33 Soyuz BlessingNASA / HQ · public domainNASA ↗

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Common questions

How many times has Soyuz flown?
32 times, with 30 successes and 2 failures.
What is Soyuz's success rate?
93.8%. That's 30 successful flights out of 32 attempts.
When is the next Soyuz launch?
Soyuz has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
How much can Soyuz lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 doesn't list a payload figure for Soyuz.
Is Soyuz reusable?
No. Launch Library 2 lists Soyuz as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.