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Rocket file · LV-376

Soyuz 11A511M

Energia · Soyuz · RETIRED

Soyuz 11A511M is an expendable launch vehicle built by Energia. It stands 50.0 m tall, lifts 6,600 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 27 December 1971. It has flown 8 times with 8 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

ON FILE
Height50.0 m
Diameter3.0 m
Payload to LEO6,600 kg
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight27 December 1971
ReusableNo, expendable
Launch costNOT ON FILE
StatusRETIRED

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 flights8
Successful8
Failed0
Success rate100.0%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
Variant11A511M

About Soyuz 11A511M

The Soyuz was a Soviet expendable carrier rocket designed in the 1960s by OKB-1 and manufactured by State Aviation Plant No. 1 in Kuybyshev, Soviet Union. It was commissioned to launch Soyuz spacecraft as part of the Soviet human spaceflight program, first with 8 uncrewed test flights, followed by the first 19 crewed launches.

Upcoming flights

Manifest

EMPTY

Soyuz 11A511M is retired, and no flight is filed.

All upcoming launches

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Common questions

How many times has Soyuz 11A511M flown?
8 times, with 8 successes and 0 failures.
What is Soyuz 11A511M's success rate?
100.0%. That's 8 successful flights out of 8 attempts.
How much can Soyuz 11A511M lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 lists Soyuz 11A511M at 6,600 kg to low Earth orbit.
Is Soyuz 11A511M reusable?
No. Launch Library 2 lists Soyuz 11A511M as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.