Soyuz-U2
· built by Soviet Space Program
· maiden flight 1982-12-23
Profile data last updated: 2026-08-29T15:37:07.354998+00:00 | 7531-10-18
The Soyuz-U2 was a Soviet, later Russian, carrier rocket. It was derived from the Soyuz-U, and a member of the R-7 family of rockets. It featured increased performance compared with the baseline Soyuz-U, due to the use of syntin propellant, as opposed to RP-1 paraffin, used on the Soyuz-U.
Specifications
34.54 mLength
2.95 mDiameter
298 tLaunch mass
2Stages
Payload Capacity
7050 kgTo LEO
Lifetime Launch Record
As reported by Launch Library 2 across this rocket's entire history, not just the launches tracked on this site.
71Total launches
71Successful
0Failed
0Upcoming
Launches Tracked on This Site
71In our archive
100.0%Success rate
Dec 23, 1982 09:10 UTCEarliest tracked
Sep 03, 1995 09:00 UTCMost recent
| Mission | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-22 | Sep 03, 1995 09:00 UTC | Success |
| Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-21 | Mar 14, 1995 06:11 UTC | Success |
| Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-20 | Oct 03, 1994 22:42 UTC | Success |
| Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-19 | Jul 01, 1994 12:24 UTC | Success |
| Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-18 | Jan 08, 1994 10:05 UTC | Success |
| Soyuz-U | Orlets-1 5 | Sep 07, 1993 13:25 UTC | Success |
| Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-17 | Jul 01, 1993 14:32 UTC | Success |
| Soyuz-U2 | Progress M-18 | May 22, 1993 06:41 UTC | Success |
| Soyuz-U2 | Progress M-17 | Mar 31, 1993 03:34 UTC | Success |
| Soyuz-U2 | Progress M-16 | Feb 21, 1993 18:32 UTC | Success |
| Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-16 | Jan 24, 1993 05:58 UTC | Success |
| Soyuz-U2 | Progress M-15 | Oct 27, 1992 17:19 UTC | Success |
| Soyuz-U2 | Progress M-14 | Aug 15, 1992 22:18 UTC | Success |
| Soyuz-U2 | Soyuz TM-15 | Jul 27, 1992 06:08 UTC | Success |
| Soyuz-U2 | Progress M-13 | Jun 30, 1992 16:43 UTC | Success |