Vehicle file · LV-37
Soyuz U
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) · Soyuz · RETIRED
Soyuz U is an expendable orbital launch vehicle built by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). It stands 51.1 m tall, lifts 6,900 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 18 May 1973. It has flown 714 times with 694 successes, a success rate of 97.2%. It has no flight on the public manifest at the moment.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
PUBLISHED
Height51.1 m
Diameter3.0 m
Payload to LEO6,900 kg
Payload to GTONOT PUBLISHED
Maiden flight18 May 1973
ReusableNo — expendable
Launch costNOT PUBLISHED
StatusRetired
Flight record
Reliability
ON RECORD
Total flights714
Successful694
Failed20
Success rate97.2%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
Upcoming flights
Manifest
EMPTY
No Soyuz U flight is filed in the current manifest window. Missions appear here the moment a launch date is published.
All upcoming launchesCommon questions
- How many times has Soyuz U flown?
- Soyuz U has flown 714 orbital missions, with 694 successes and 20 failures.
- What is Soyuz U's success rate?
- Soyuz U has a success rate of 97.2%, from 694 successful flights out of 714 attempts.
- When is the next Soyuz U launch?
- Soyuz U has no flight on the public manifest at the moment. Scheduled missions appear here as soon as a launch date is filed.
- How much can Soyuz U lift to orbit?
- Soyuz U is rated for 6,900 kg to low Earth orbit. These are the operator's published maximums and assume an expendable or fully optimised configuration.
- Is Soyuz U reusable?
- No. Soyuz U is expendable: every stage is discarded during flight and nothing is recovered for reflight.