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Soyuz STB Fregat

Progress Rocket Space Center · Soyuz · RETIRED

Soyuz STB Fregat is an expendable launch vehicle built by Progress Rocket Space Center. It stands 46.3 m tall, lifts 8,200 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 21 October 2011. It has flown 14 times with 13 successes, a success rate of 92.9%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

ON FILE
Height46.3 m
Diameter3.0 m
Payload to LEO8,200 kg
Payload to GTO3,250 kg
Maiden flight21 October 2011
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 flights14
Successful13
Failed1
Success rate92.9%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
VariantSTB/Fregat

About Soyuz STB

The 2.1b version adds an upgraded engine (RD-0124) with improved performance to the second stage. First launch took place from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43 on 26 July 2008 with a classified military payload. The 2.1b/ST version is sometimes called Soyuz ST-B.

Upcoming flights

Manifest

EMPTY

Soyuz STB is retired, and no flight is filed.

All upcoming launches

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Common questions

How many times has Soyuz STB Fregat flown?
14 times, with 13 successes and 1 failures.
What is Soyuz STB Fregat's success rate?
92.9%. That's 13 successful flights out of 14 attempts.
How much can Soyuz STB Fregat lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 lists Soyuz STB Fregat at 8,200 kg to low Earth orbit and 3,250 kg to geostationary transfer orbit.
Is Soyuz STB Fregat reusable?
No. Launch Library 2 lists Soyuz STB Fregat as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.