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Soyuz·Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation

Soyuz 2.1b Volga

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Specifications

Status
active
Height
46.3 m
Diameter
2.95 m
Stages
3
Thrust
4,149 kN
First flight
2026-04-16
Total launches
1
Success / Fail
1 / 0

Soyuz‑2 is a Russian expendable medium-lift launch vehicle and the seventh major iteration of the Soyuz rocket family. Compared to its predecessors, Soyuz-2 features significant upgrades, including improved engines and a digital flight control system that enables launches from fixed platforms and supports larger payload fairings.

Propulsion

Boosters

4×RD-107A838 kN
RP-1 / LOX · gas-generator
NPO Energomash / KuznetsovIsp 320s (vac)since 2004four boosters

First stage

RD-108A792 kN
RP-1 / LOX · gas-generator
NPO Energomash / KuznetsovIsp 315s (vac)since 2001core

Third stage

RD-0110298 kN
RP-1 / LOX · gas-generator
KBKhAIsp 326s (vac)since 1967Blok I

Payloads it launched

7 loaded
SL-4 R/B
LEO
COSMOS 2609
LEO
COSMOS 2614
LEO
COSMOS 2612
LEO
COSMOS 2611
LEO
COSMOS 2613
LEO
COSMOS 2610
LEO