Soyuz-U

Built & Operated By
Soviet Space Program
Government · founded 1931
Maiden Flight
23 DEC 1982
About
The Soyuz-U2 was a Soviet, later Russian, carrier rocket. It was derived from the Soyuz-U, and a member of the R-7 family of rockets. It featured increased performance compared with the baseline Soyuz-U, due to the use of syntin propellant, as opposed to RP-1 paraffin, used on the Soyuz-U.
Vehicle Specifications
Height
34.54 m
Diameter
2.95 m
Launch Mass
298 T
Stages
2
Configuration
Expendable
Launch Record
Total Launches
71
Successful
71
Failed
0
Consecutive
71
Performance
To LEO
7,050 kg