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Soyuz STB Fregat-MT

Progress Rocket Space Center · Soyuz · RETIRED

Soyuz STB Fregat-MT 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 12 October 2012. It has flown 5 times with 5 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. 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 flight12 October 2012
ReusableNo, expendable
Launch cost$80M
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 flights5
Successful5
Failed0
Success rate100.0%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
VariantFregat-MT

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-MT flown?
5 times, with 5 successes and 0 failures.
What is Soyuz STB Fregat-MT's success rate?
100.0%. That's 5 successful flights out of 5 attempts.
How much can Soyuz STB Fregat-MT lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 lists Soyuz STB Fregat-MT at 8,200 kg to low Earth orbit and 3,250 kg to geostationary transfer orbit.
Is Soyuz STB Fregat-MT reusable?
No. Launch Library 2 lists Soyuz STB Fregat-MT as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.