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Soyuz 2.1a

The 2.1a version includes conversion from analog to digital flight control system and uprated engines on the booster and the first stage with improved injection systems. The new digital flight control and telemetry systems allow the rocket to launch from a fixed rather than angled launch platform and adjust its heading in flight. A digital control system also enables the launch of larger commercial satellites with wider and longer payload fairings such as the ST-type fairing. These fairings introduce too much aerodynamic instability for the old analog system to handle. This stage continues to use the RD-0110 engine. The 2.1a/ST version is sometimes called Soyuz ST-A.

Missions: 81
Successes: 79
Partial Failures: 1
Failures: 1
Success Streak: 59
Success Rate: 98.1%
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Configurations

Soyuz 2.1a
Image Credit: Roscosmos
RKK Energiya
Status: Active
Price: $17.42 million
Liftoff Thrust: 4,550 kN
Payload to LEO: 7,500 kg
Payload to GTO: 0 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 4
Rocket Height: 51.38 m
Fairing Diameter: 4.11 m
Fairing Height: 15.59 m
Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat
Image Credit: Roscosmos
RKK Energiya
Status: Active
Price: $23.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 4,550 kN
Payload to LEO: 7,020 kg
Payload to GTO: 2,810 kg
Stages: 4
Strap-ons: 4
Rocket Height: 46.94 m
Fairing Diameter: 4.11 m
Fairing Height: 10.2 m
Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M
Image Credit: Roscosmos
RKK Energiya
Status: Active
Price: $23.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 4,550 kN
Payload to LEO: 7,020 kg
Payload to GTO: 2,810 kg
Stages: 4
Strap-ons: 4
Rocket Height: 46.94 m
Fairing Diameter: 4.11 m
Fairing Height: 10.2 m
Soyuz 2.1a/Volga
Image Credit: Roscosmos
RKK Energiya
Status: Active
Price: $23.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 4,550 kN
Payload to LEO: 7,020 kg
Payload to GTO: 2,000 kg
Stages: 4
Strap-ons: 4
Rocket Height: 46.94 m
Fairing Diameter: 4.11 m
Fairing Height: 10.2 m
Soyuz ST-A/Fregat
Image Credit: ESA
RKK Energiya
Status: Active
Price: $30.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 4,317 kN
Payload to LEO: 8,500 kg
Payload to GTO: 2,810 kg
Stages: 4
Strap-ons: 4
Rocket Height: 46.94 m
Fairing Diameter: 4.11 m
Fairing Height: 11.43 m
Soyuz ST-A/Fregat-M
Image Credit: ESA
RKK Energiya
Status: Active
Price: $30.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 4,317 kN
Payload to LEO: 8,500 kg
Payload to GTO: 3,000 kg
Stages: 4
Strap-ons: 4
Rocket Height: 46.94 m
Fairing Diameter: 4.11 m
Fairing Height: 11.43 m

Launch Sites

Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
ELS, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia
Site 43/3, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia

Launches

Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | Kondor-FKA n°2
Fri Nov 29, 2024 21:50 UTC
Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-29
Thu Nov 21, 2024 12:22 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1a | Cosmos 2579
Thu Oct 31, 2024 07:51 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a | Soyuz MS-26
Wed Sep 11, 2024 16:23 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-28
Thu Aug 15, 2024 03:20 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-27
Thu May 30, 2024 09:42 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a | Soyuz MS-25
Sat Mar 23, 2024 12:36 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-26
Thu Feb 15, 2024 03:25 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-25
Fri Dec 01, 2023 09:25 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a | Soyuz MS-24
Fri Sep 15, 2023 15:44 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-24
Wed Aug 23, 2023 01:08 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | Kondor-FKA n°1
Fri May 26, 2023 21:14 UTC
Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-23
Wed May 24, 2023 12:56 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1a | Cosmos 2567
Thu Mar 23, 2023 06:40 UTC
Site 43/3, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a | Soyuz MS-23
Fri Feb 24, 2023 00:24 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-22
Thu Feb 09, 2023 06:15 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-21
Wed Oct 26, 2022 00:20 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a | Soyuz MS-22
Wed Sep 21, 2022 13:54 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-20
Fri Jun 03, 2022 09:32 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1a | Cosmos 2556
Thu May 19, 2022 08:03 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | Meridian-M n°20L
Tue Mar 22, 2022 12:48 UTC
Site 43/3, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a | Soyuz MS-21
Fri Mar 18, 2022 15:55 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-19
Tue Feb 15, 2022 04:25 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | Cosmos 2553
Sat Feb 05, 2022 07:00 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a | Soyuz MS-20 / Space Adventures
Wed Dec 08, 2021 07:38 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-18
Thu Oct 28, 2021 00:00 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a | Soyuz MS-19
Tue Oct 05, 2021 08:55 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-17
Tue Jun 29, 2021 23:27 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a | Soyuz MS-18
Fri Apr 09, 2021 07:42 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
GK LS
Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | CAS500-1 & Others
Mon Mar 22, 2021 06:07 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-16
Mon Feb 15, 2021 04:45 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Arianespace
Soyuz ST-A/Fregat-M | CSO-2
Tue Dec 29, 2020 16:42 UTC
ELS, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
Arianespace
Soyuz ST-A/Fregat-M | Falcon Eye 2
Wed Dec 02, 2020 01:33 UTC
ELS, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a | Soyuz MS-17
Wed Oct 14, 2020 05:45 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-15
Thu Jul 23, 2020 14:26 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-14
Sat Apr 25, 2020 01:51 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a | Soyuz MS-16
Thu Apr 09, 2020 08:05 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | Meridian-M n°19L
Thu Feb 20, 2020 08:24 UTC
Site 43/3, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Arianespace
Soyuz ST-A/Fregat-M | CSG-1, CHEOPS & Others
Wed Dec 18, 2019 08:54 UTC
ELS, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-13
Fri Dec 06, 2019 09:34 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a | Soyuz MS-14 (60S)
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:38 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-12
Wed Jul 31, 2019 12:10 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | Meridian-M n°18L
Tue Jul 30, 2019 05:57 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-11
Thu Apr 04, 2019 11:01 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat | Kanopus-V No. 5-6 & Rideshares
Thu Dec 27, 2018 02:07 UTC
Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia
Arianespace
Soyuz ST-A/Fregat-M | CSO-1
Wed Dec 19, 2018 16:37 UTC
ELS, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-09
Mon Jul 09, 2018 21:51 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-08
Tue Feb 13, 2018 08:13 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | Kanopus-V 3-4 & Rideshares
Thu Feb 01, 2018 02:07 UTC
Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-07
Sat Oct 14, 2017 08:46 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat | Kanopus-V IK & Others
Fri Jul 14, 2017 06:36 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-06
Wed Jun 14, 2017 09:20 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Arianespace
Soyuz ST-A/Fregat-M | SES-15
Thu May 18, 2017 11:54 UTC
ELS, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a/Volga | Mikhailo Lomonosov, Aist-2D, & SamSat 218
Thu Apr 28, 2016 02:01 UTC
Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia
Arianespace
Soyuz ST-A/Fregat-M | Sentinel 1B, MICROSCOPE & Others
Mon Apr 25, 2016 21:02 UTC
ELS, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-02
Thu Mar 31, 2016 16:23 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1a | Cosmos 2515
Thu Mar 24, 2016 09:42 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-01
Mon Dec 21, 2015 08:44 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1a | Cosmos 2505
Fri Jun 05, 2015 15:23 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a | Progress M-27M
Tue Apr 28, 2015 07:09 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1a | Cosmos 2503
Fri Feb 27, 2015 11:01 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | Meridian n°17L
Thu Oct 30, 2014 01:42 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a | Progress M-25M
Wed Oct 29, 2014 07:09 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a | Foton-M n°4
Fri Jul 18, 2014 20:50 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1a | Cosmos 2495
Tue May 06, 2014 13:49 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Arianespace
Soyuz ST-A/Fregat-M | Sentinel 1A
Thu Apr 03, 2014 21:02 UTC
ELS, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1a | Bion-M n°01
Fri Apr 19, 2013 10:00 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Starsem
Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat | Globalstar-2 M079, 74, 76, 77, 75 & 73
Wed Feb 06, 2013 16:04 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Arianespace
Soyuz ST-A/Fregat | Pléiades 1B
Sun Dec 02, 2012 02:02 UTC
ELS, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | Meridian n°16L
Wed Nov 14, 2012 11:42 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Starsem
Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat | MetOp-B
Mon Sep 17, 2012 16:28 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Starsem
Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat | Globalstar-2 M083, 88, 91, 85, 81 & 89
Wed Dec 28, 2011 17:09 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Arianespace
Soyuz ST-A/Fregat | Pléiades 1A, SSOT, Elisa
Sat Dec 17, 2011 02:03 UTC
ELS, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
Starsem
Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat | Globalstar-2 M084, 80, 86, 82, 92 & 90
Wed Jul 13, 2011 02:27 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | Meridian n°14L
Wed May 04, 2011 17:41 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | Meridian n°13L
Tue Nov 02, 2010 00:58 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Starsem
Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat | Globalstar-2 M078 & 93 to 97
Tue Oct 19, 2010 17:10 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | Meridian n°12L
Thu May 21, 2009 21:53 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M | Meridian n°11L
Sun Dec 24, 2006 08:34 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Starsem
Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat | MetOp-A
Thu Oct 19, 2006 16:28 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1a | Oblik-GVM
Suborbital
Mon Nov 08, 2004 18:29 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia