Soyuz-FG
![]() The launch of Soyuz TMA-3 atop a Soyuz-FG rocket. | |
Function | Orbital carrier rocket |
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Manufacturer | TsSKB-Progress |
Country of origin | Russia |
Size | |
Height |
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Diameter | 2.95 m[citation needed] |
Mass | 305,000 kg (672,000 lb) |
Stages | 2 (Soyuz FG) or 3 (Soyuz-FG/Fregat) |
Capacity | |
Payload to LEO |
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Payload to 800 km SSO |
FG/Fregat: 4,500 kg (9,900 lb)[citation needed] |
Associated rockets | |
Family | R-7 (Soyuz) |
Launch history | |
Status | Active |
Launch sites |
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Total launches | 68 (FG: 58, FG/Fregat: 10)[2][3] |
Successes | 67 |
Failures | 1 |
First flight |
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Last flight |
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Notable payloads |
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Boosters – Blok-B,V,G,D[4] | |
No. boosters | 4 |
Length | 19.6 m (64 ft) |
Diameter | 2.68 m (8.8 ft) |
Empty mass | 3,800 kg (8,400 lb) |
Gross mass | 43,400 kg (95,700 lb) |
Engines | RD-107A |
Thrust |
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Specific impulse |
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Burn time | 118 seconds |
Fuel | LOX/RG-1 |
First stage – Blok-A[4] | |
Length | 27.1 m (89 ft) |
Diameter | 2.95 m (9.7 ft) |
Empty mass | 6,550 kg (14,440 lb) |
Gross mass | 99,500 kg (219,400 lb) |
Engines | RD-108A |
Thrust |
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Specific impulse |
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Burn time | 280 seconds |
Fuel | LOX/RG-1 |
Second stage – Blok-I[4] | |
Length | 6.7 m (22 ft) |
Diameter | 2.66 m (8.7 ft) |
Empty mass | 2,410 kg (5,310 lb) |
Gross mass | 25,300 kg (55,800 lb) |
Engines | RD-0110 |
Thrust | 297.93 kilonewtons (66,980 lbf) |
Specific impulse | 326 seconds |
Burn time | 230 seconds |
Fuel | LOX/RG-1 |
Upper stage (optional) – Fregat[5] | |
Length | 1.5 m (4.9 ft) |
Diameter | 3.35 m (11.0 ft) |
Empty mass | 930 kg (2,050 lb) |
Propellant mass | 5,250 kg (11,570 lb) |
Engines | S5.92 |
Thrust | 19.85 kilonewtons (4,460 lbf) |
Specific impulse | 333.2 seconds |
Burn time | 1100 seconds |
Fuel | N2O4/UDMH |
The Soyuz-FG launch vehicle is an improved version of the Soyuz-U from the R-7 family of rockets, designed and constructed by TsSKB-Progress in Samara, Russia. It made its maiden flight on 20 May 2001, carrying a Progress cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS).
Since 30 October 2002, Soyuz-FG has been the only vehicle used by the Russian Federal Space Agency to launch Soyuz-TMA and Soyuz-MS manned spacecraft to the ISS. The Soyuz-FG performed 64 successful launches until its first failure on 11 October 2018 with the Soyuz MS-10 mission.
Soyuz-FG can optionally fly with a Fregat upper stage, developed and produced by Lavochkin Association in Khimki. Launches of the Soyuz-FG/Fregat configuration are marketed by a European-Russian company called Starsem. Its maiden flight occurred on 2 June 2003. As of December 2014, there have been 10 launches of Soyuz-FG/Fregat with commercial payloads.[3]
The analog control system significantly limits the capabilities of this launcher, and it will eventually be replaced by Soyuz-2 in 2019.[6]
Soyuz-FG is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, from Gagarin's Start (pad LC-1/5) for manned missions, and from LC-31/6 for satellite launches with the Fregat variant.
On 1 November 2018, Russian scientists released a video recording of the Soyuz MS-10 manned spaceflight involving a Soyuz-FG rocket after launch on 11 October 2018 that, due to a faulty sensor, resulted in the destruction of the rocket. The crew, NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin. escaped safely and successfully.[7]
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Contents
1 Launch history
1.1 Planned launches
2 See also
3 References
4 External links
Launch history
Date and time (UTC) |
Configuration |
Serial number |
Launch site |
Result |
Payload |
Remarks |
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20 May 2001 22:32 |
Soyuz-FG |
К15000-001 |
Gagarin's Start (Baikonur LC-1/5) |
Success |
Progress M1-6 |
ISS logistics |
26 November 2001 18:24 |
Soyuz-FG |
Ф15000-002 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Progress M1-7 |
ISS logistics Kolibri 2000 |
25 September 2002 16:58 |
Soyuz-FG |
Э15000-003 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Progress M1-9 |
ISS logistics |
30 October 2002 16:58 |
Soyuz-FG |
Э15000-004 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz TMA-1 |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS escape craft |
26 April 2003 03:53 |
Soyuz-FG |
Э15000-006 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz TMA-2 |
Manned flight with 2 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 7 |
2 June 2003 18:24 |
Soyuz-FG/Fregat |
Э15000-005/ ST-11 |
Baikonur LC-31/6 |
Success |
Mars Express[8] |
Mars orbiter |
Beagle 2 |
Mars lander Spacecraft failed after landing |
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18 October 2003 05:38 |
Soyuz-FG |
Д15000-007 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz TMA-3 |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 8 |
27 December 2003 21:30 |
Soyuz-FG/Fregat |
Д15000-008/ ST-12 |
Baikonur LC-31/6 |
Success |
AMOS-2 |
Communications satellite |
19 April 2004 05:19 |
Soyuz-FG |
Ж15000-009 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz TMA-4 |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 9 |
14 October 2004 03:06 |
Soyuz-FG |
Ж15000-012 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz TMA-5 |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 10 |
15 April 2005 00:46 |
Soyuz-FG |
Ж15000-014 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz TMA-6 |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 11 |
13 August 2005 23:28 |
Soyuz-FG/Fregat |
Ж15000-011/ ST-13 |
Baikonur LC-31/6 |
Success |
Galaxy 14 |
Communications satellite |
1 October 2005 03:54 |
Soyuz-FG |
П15000-017 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz TMA-7 |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 12 |
9 November 2005 03:33 |
Soyuz-FG/Fregat |
Ж15000-010/ ST-14 |
Baikonur LC-31/6 |
Success |
Venus Express |
Venus orbiter |
28 December 2005 05:19 |
Soyuz-FG/Fregat |
П15000-015/ ST-15 |
Baikonur LC-31/6 |
Success |
GIOVE-A |
Navigation satellite |
30 March 2006 02:30 |
Soyuz-FG |
П15000-018 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz TMA-8 |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 13 |
18 September 2006 04:08 |
Soyuz-FG |
Ц15000-023 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz TMA-9 |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 14 |
7 April 2007 17:31 |
Soyuz-FG |
Ц15000-019 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz TMA-10 |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 15 |
29 May 2007 20:31 |
Soyuz-FG/Fregat |
Ц15000-021 |
Baikonur LC-31/6 |
Success |
Globalstar × 4 |
Communications satellites |
10 October 2007 13:22 [1] |
Soyuz-FG |
Ц15000-020 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz TMA-11 |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 16 |
20 October 2007 20:12 |
Soyuz-FG/Fregat |
Ц15000-022 |
Baikonur LC-31/6 |
Success |
Globalstar × 4 |
Communications satellites |
14 December 2007 13:17 |
Soyuz-FG/Fregat |
Ц15000-025 |
Baikonur LC-31/6 |
Success |
RADARSAT-2 |
Earth observation |
8 April 2008 11:16 |
Soyuz-FG |
Ш15000-024 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz TMA-12 |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 17 First South Korean in space. |
26 April 2008 22:16 |
Soyuz-FG/Fregat |
П15000-016 |
Baikonur LC-31/6 |
Success |
GIOVE-B |
Navigation satellite |
12 October 2008 07:01 |
Soyuz-FG |
Ш15000-026 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz TMA-13 |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 18 |
26 March 2009 11:49 |
Soyuz-FG |
Ю15000-027 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz TMA-14 |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 19 |
27 May 2009 10:34 [2] |
Soyuz-FG |
Ю15000-030 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz TMA-15 |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 20 |
30 September 2009 07:14 |
Soyuz-FG |
Б15000-029 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz TMA-16 |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 21 |
20 December 2009 21:52 |
Soyuz-FG |
Б15000-031 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz TMA-17 |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 22 |
2 April 2010 04:04 |
Soyuz-FG |
Ю15000-028 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz TMA-18 |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 23 |
15 June 2010 21:35 |
Soyuz-FG |
Б15000-032 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz TMA-19 |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 24 |
7 October 2010 23:10 |
Soyuz-FG |
Б15000-035 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz TMA-01M |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 25 |
15 December 2010 19:09 |
Soyuz-FG |
Б15000-034 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz TMA-20 |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 26 |
4 April 2011 22:18 |
Soyuz-FG |
И15000-036 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz TMA-21 |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 27 |
7 June 2011 20:12 |
Soyuz-FG |
И15000-037 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz TMA-02M |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 28 |
14 November 2011 04:14 |
Soyuz-FG |
И15000-038 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz TMA-22 |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 29 |
21 December 2011 13:16 |
Soyuz-FG |
Л15000-039 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz TMA-03M |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 30/31 |
15 May 2012 03:01 |
Soyuz-FG |
Л15000-041 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz TMA-04M |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 31/32 |
15 July 2012 02:40 |
Soyuz-FG |
Л15000-042 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz TMA-05M |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 32/33 |
22 July 2012 06:41 |
Soyuz-FG/Fregat |
Б15000-033 |
Baikonur LC-31/6 |
Success |
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Earth observation and technology demonstration satellites |
23 October 2012 10:51 |
Soyuz-FG |
Л15000-044 |
Baikonur LC-31/6 |
Success |
Soyuz TMA-06M |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 33/34 |
19 December 2012 12:12 |
Soyuz-FG |
Л15000-040 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz TMA-07M |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 34/35 |
28 March 2013 20:43 |
Soyuz-FG |
Е15000-043 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz TMA-08M |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 35/36 |
28 May 2013 20:31 |
Soyuz-FG |
Е15000-045 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz TMA-09M |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 36/37 |
25 September 2013 20:58 |
Soyuz-FG |
Е15000-046 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz TMA-10M |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 37/38 |
7 November 2013 04:14 |
Soyuz-FG |
Т15000-048 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz TMA-11M |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 38/39 |
25 March 2014 21:17 |
Soyuz-FG |
Т15000-047 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz TMA-12M |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 39/40 |
28 May 2014 19:57 |
Soyuz-FG |
Т15000-049 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz TMA-13M |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 40/41 |
25 September 2014 20:25 |
Soyuz-FG |
Т15000-050 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz TMA-14M |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 41/42 |
23 November 2014 21:01 |
Soyuz-FG |
T15000-051 |
Baikonur LC-31/6 |
Success |
Soyuz TMA-15M |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 42/43 |
27 March 2015 19:42 |
Soyuz-FG |
G15000-053 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz TMA-16M |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 43/44 |
22 July 2015 21:03 |
Soyuz-FG |
G15000-052 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz TMA-17M |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 44/45 |
2 September 2015 04:38 |
Soyuz-FG |
G15000-054 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz TMA-18M |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 45/46 |
15 December 2015 11:03 |
Soyuz-FG |
G15000-055 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz TMA-19M |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 46/47 |
18 March 2016 21:26 |
Soyuz-FG |
R15000-057 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz TMA-20M |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 47/48 |
7 July 2016 01:36 |
Soyuz-FG |
R15000-056 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz MS-01 |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 48/49 |
19 October 2016 08:05 |
Soyuz-FG |
R15000-059 |
Baikonur LC-31/6 |
Success |
Soyuz MS-02 |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 49/50 |
17 November 2016 20:20 |
Soyuz-FG |
R15000-060 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz MS-03 |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 50/51 |
20 April 2017 07:13 |
Soyuz-FG |
U15000-065 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz MS-04 |
Manned flight with 2 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 51/52 |
28 July 2017 15:40 |
Soyuz-FG |
R15000-058 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz MS-05 |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 52/53 |
12 September 2017 21:17 |
Soyuz-FG |
U15000-063 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz MS-06 |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 53/54 |
17 December 2017 07:21 |
Soyuz-FG |
R15000-061 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz MS-07 |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 54/55 |
21 March 2018 17:44 |
Soyuz-FG |
N15000-066 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz MS-08 |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 55/56 |
6 June 2018 11:12 |
Soyuz-FG |
U15000-064 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz MS-09 |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 56/57 |
11 October 2018 08:40 |
Soyuz-FG |
N15000-062 |
Gagarin's Start |
Failure |
Soyuz MS-10 |
Manned flight with 2 cosmonauts Planned for ISS Expedition 57 Aborted during ascent, crew landed safely. |
16 November 2018 18:14 |
Soyuz-FG |
N15000-068 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Progress MS-10 |
ISS logistics |
3 December 2018 11:31 |
Soyuz-FG |
N15000-067 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz MS-11 |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 57/58 |
14 March 2019 19:14 |
Soyuz-FG |
N15000-070 |
Gagarin's Start |
Success |
Soyuz MS-12 |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 58/59 |
Planned launches
Date and time (UTC) |
Configuration |
Serial number |
Launch site |
Result |
Payload |
Remarks |
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6 July 2019[9] |
Soyuz-FG |
Gagarin's Start |
Scheduled |
Soyuz MS-13 |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 59/60 |
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25 September 2019[9] |
Soyuz-FG |
Gagarin's Start |
Scheduled |
Soyuz MS-15 |
Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 60/61 Last flight of Soyuz-FG variant, to be replaced by Soyuz-2 for future crewed missions. |
See also

The Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft arrives at the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan 10 October 2008.
- Soyuz (spacecraft)
- Soyuz programme
- Russian Federal Space Agency
- Starsem
References
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Russian Federal Space Agency about Soyuz-FG (in Russian)
LV's manufacturer TsSKB-Progress about Soyuz-FG (in English)
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