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Soyuz 2.1b

The 2.1b version adds an upgraded engine (RD-0124) which greatly increases the specific impulse of the upper stage (326 seconds to 359 seconds), and hence improves payload capability from 7 tonnes to 8.2 tonnes.

Missions: 92
Successes: 89
Partial Failures: 1
Failures: 2
Success Streak: 56
Success Rate: 97.3%
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Configurations

Soyuz 2.1b
Image Credit: Roscosmos
RKK Energiya
Status: Active
Price: $20.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 4,550 kN
Payload to LEO: 8,020 kg
Payload to GTO: 0 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 4
Rocket Height: 44.08 m
Fairing Diameter: 4.11 m
Fairing Height: 8.36 m
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Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat
Image Credit: Roscosmos
RKK Energiya
Status: Active
Price: $25.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 4,550 kN
Payload to LEO: 7,500 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
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Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M
Image Credit: Roscosmos
RKK Energiya
Status: Active
Price: $25.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 4,550 kN
Payload to LEO: 7,500 kg
Payload to GTO: 3,250 kg
Stages: 4
Strap-ons: 4
Rocket Height: 46.94 m
Fairing Diameter: 4.11 m
Fairing Height: 11.43 m
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Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-M
Image Credit: ESA
RKK Energiya
Status: Active
Price: $30.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 4,317 kN
Payload to LEO: 9,000 kg
Payload to GTO: 3,100 kg
Stages: 4
Strap-ons: 4
Rocket Height: 46.94 m
Fairing Diameter: 4.11 m
Fairing Height: 11.43 m
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Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT
Image Credit: ESA
RKK Energiya
Status: Active
Price: $30.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 4,317 kN
Payload to LEO: 9,000 kg
Payload to GTO: 3,250 kg
Stages: 4
Strap-ons: 4
Rocket Height: 46.94 m
Fairing Diameter: 4.11 m
Fairing Height: 11.43 m
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Launch Sites

Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Site 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
ELS, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia
Site 43/3, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia

Launches

VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b | Cosmos 2580
Wed Dec 04, 2024 18:03 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Ionosfera-M n°1, 2 & Others
Mon Nov 04, 2024 23:18 UTC
Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Cosmos 2576
Thu May 16, 2024 21:21 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1b | Resurs-P No.4
Sun Mar 31, 2024 09:36 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Meteor-M n°2-4 and others
Thu Feb 29, 2024 05:43 UTC
Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b | Cosmos 2573
Thu Dec 21, 2023 08:48 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Arktika-M n°2
Sat Dec 16, 2023 09:17 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b | Cosmos 2572
Sat Nov 25, 2023 20:58 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b | Cosmos 2570
Fri Oct 27, 2023 06:04 UTC
Site 43/3, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Luna 25
Thu Aug 10, 2023 23:10 UTC
Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Cosmos 2569
Mon Aug 07, 2023 13:20 UTC
Site 43/3, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Meteor-M n°2-3 and others
Tue Jun 27, 2023 11:34 UTC
Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b | Cosmos 2565
Wed Nov 30, 2022 21:10 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Cosmos 2564
Mon Nov 28, 2022 15:17 UTC
Site 43/3, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Cosmos 2563
Wed Nov 02, 2022 06:48 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Goniets-M n°33L to 35L & Skif-D
Sat Oct 22, 2022 19:57 UTC
Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Cosmos 2559
Mon Oct 10, 2022 02:52 UTC
Site 43/3, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Khayyam and other satellites
Tue Aug 09, 2022 05:52 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Cosmos 2557
Thu Jul 07, 2022 09:18 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b | Cosmos 2554
Thu Apr 07, 2022 11:20 UTC
Site 43/3, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Arianespace
Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT | OneWeb #13
Thu Feb 10, 2022 18:09 UTC
ELS, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
Starsem
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | OneWeb #12
Mon Dec 27, 2021 13:10 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Arianespace
Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT | Galileo FOC FM23-FM24
Sun Dec 05, 2021 00:19 UTC
ELS, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Cosmos 2552
Thu Nov 25, 2021 01:09 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1b | Progress M-UM Prichal
Wed Nov 24, 2021 13:06 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Starsem
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | OneWeb #11
Thu Oct 14, 2021 09:40 UTC
Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia
Starsem
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | OneWeb #10
Tue Sep 14, 2021 18:07 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Starsem
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | OneWeb #9
Sat Aug 21, 2021 22:13 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Starsem
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | OneWeb #8
Thu Jul 01, 2021 12:48 UTC
Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b | Cosmos 2550
Fri Jun 25, 2021 19:50 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Starsem
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | OneWeb #7
Fri May 28, 2021 17:38 UTC
Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia
Starsem
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | OneWeb #6
Sun Apr 25, 2021 22:14 UTC
Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia
Starsem
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | OneWeb #5
Thu Mar 25, 2021 02:47 UTC
Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Arktika-M n°1
Sun Feb 28, 2021 06:55 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b | Cosmos 2549
Tue Feb 02, 2021 20:45 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Starsem
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | OneWeb #4
Fri Dec 18, 2020 12:26 UTC
Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Goniets-M n°30L to 32L & Cosmos 2548
Thu Dec 03, 2020 01:14 UTC
Site 43/3, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Cosmos 2547
Sun Oct 25, 2020 19:08 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Goniets-M n°27L to 29L & Others
Mon Sep 28, 2020 11:20 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Cosmos 2546
Fri May 22, 2020 07:31 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Starsem
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | OneWeb #3
Sat Mar 21, 2020 17:06 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Cosmos 2545
Mon Mar 16, 2020 18:28 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Starsem
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | OneWeb #2
Thu Feb 06, 2020 21:42 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Cosmos 2544
Wed Dec 11, 2019 08:54 UTC
Site 43/3, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Cosmos 2541
Thu Sep 26, 2019 07:46 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Meteor-M No.2-2, Landmapper-BC 5 & 6, & Others
Fri Jul 05, 2019 05:41 UTC
Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Cosmos 2534
Mon May 27, 2019 06:23 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Arianespace
Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT | O3b FM17-FM20
Thu Apr 04, 2019 17:04 UTC
ELS, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
Arianespace
Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-M | OneWeb #1
Wed Feb 27, 2019 21:37 UTC
ELS, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | EgyptSat-A
Thu Feb 21, 2019 16:47 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Arianespace
Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-M | MetOp C
Wed Nov 07, 2018 00:47 UTC
ELS, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Cosmos 2529
Sat Nov 03, 2018 20:17 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1b | Cosmos 2528
Thu Oct 25, 2018 00:15 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Cosmos 2527
Sun Jun 17, 2018 21:46 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Arianespace
Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT | O3b FM13-FM16
Fri Mar 09, 2018 17:10 UTC
ELS, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b | Cosmos 2524
Sat Dec 02, 2017 10:43 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Meteor-M No.2-1 & Rideshares
Tue Nov 28, 2017 05:41 UTC
Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Cosmos 2522
Fri Sep 22, 2017 00:02 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Cosmos 2518
Thu May 25, 2017 06:33 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Arianespace
Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT | Hispasat AG1
Sat Jan 28, 2017 01:03 UTC
ELS, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Cosmos 2516
Sun May 29, 2016 08:44 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Arianespace
Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT | Galileo FOC FM10-FM11
Tue May 24, 2016 08:48 UTC
ELS, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1b | Resurs-P No.3
Sun Mar 13, 2016 18:56 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Cosmos 2514
Sun Feb 07, 2016 00:21 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Arianespace
Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT | Galileo FOC FM08-FM09
Thu Dec 17, 2015 11:51 UTC
ELS, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Cosmos 2510
Tue Nov 17, 2015 06:33 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Arianespace
Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT | Galileo FOC FM05-FM06
Fri Sep 11, 2015 02:08 UTC
ELS, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b | Cosmos 2506
Tue Jun 23, 2015 16:43 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Arianespace
Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT | Galileo FOC FM03-FM04
Fri Mar 27, 2015 21:46 UTC
ELS, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b | Resurs-P No.2
Fri Dec 26, 2014 18:55 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b | Cosmos 2502
Thu Dec 25, 2014 03:01 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Arianespace
Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT | O3b FM09-FM12
Thu Dec 18, 2014 18:37 UTC
ELS, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Cosmos 2501
Sun Nov 30, 2014 21:52 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Arianespace
Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT | Galileo FOC FM01-FM02
Fri Aug 22, 2014 12:27 UTC
ELS, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
Arianespace
Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT | O3b FM03/FM06-FM08
Thu Jul 10, 2014 18:55 UTC
ELS, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Meteor-M n°2 & Others
Tue Jul 08, 2014 15:58 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Cosmos 2500
Sat Jun 14, 2014 17:16 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Cosmos 2492
Sun Mar 23, 2014 22:54 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Arianespace
Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT | Gaia
Thu Dec 19, 2013 09:12 UTC
ELS, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
Arianespace
Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT | O3b FM01-FM02/FM04-FM05
Tue Jun 25, 2013 19:27 UTC
ELS, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b | Resurs-P No.1
Tue Jun 25, 2013 17:28 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b | Cosmos 2486
Fri Jun 07, 2013 18:37 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Cosmos 2485
Fri Apr 26, 2013 05:23 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Arianespace
Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT | Galileo IOV FM03-FM04
Fri Oct 12, 2012 18:15 UTC
ELS, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Meridian n°15L
Fri Dec 23, 2011 12:08 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Cosmos 2478
Mon Nov 28, 2011 08:25 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Arianespace
Soyuz ST-B/Fregat-MT | Galileo IOV FM01-FM02
Fri Oct 21, 2011 10:30 UTC
ELS, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Cosmos 2474
Sun Oct 02, 2011 20:15 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Cosmos 2471
Sat Feb 26, 2011 03:07 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Roscosmos
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Meteor-M n°1 & Others
Thu Sep 17, 2009 15:55 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
VKS RF
Soyuz 2.1b | Cosmos 2441
Sat Jul 26, 2008 18:31 UTC
Site 43/4, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Starsem
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | COROT
Wed Dec 27, 2006 14:23 UTC
Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan