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| Function: | Orbital carrier rocket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturer: | TsSKB-Progress | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country-Origin: | Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Diameter: | 2.95m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages: | 2 (Soyuz FG) or 3 (Soyuz-FG/Fregat) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Family: | R-7 (Soyuz) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status: | Retired | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Launches: | 70 (FG: 60, FG/Fregat: 10)[2] [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Success: | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fail: | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Soyuz-FG launch vehicle was an improved version of the Soyuz-U from the R-7 family of rockets, designed and constructed by TsSKB-Progress in Samara, Russia. Guidance, navigation, and control system was developed and manufactured by "Polisvit" Special Design Bureau[6] (Kharkov, Ukraine).
Soyuz-FG made its maiden flight on 20 May 2001, carrying a Progress cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS). It was retired after the 25 September 2019 launch of Soyuz MS-15 to the ISS; the analog control system significantly limited its capabilities and prompted its replacement by Soyuz-2.[7] From 30 October 2002 to 25 September 2019, the Soyuz-FG was the only vehicle used by the Russian Federal Space Agency to launch Soyuz-TMA and Soyuz-MS crewed spacecraft to the ISS.
For uncrewed flights, Soyuz-FG optionally flew with a Fregat upper stage, developed and produced by Lavochkin Association in Khimki. The maiden flight of this configuration occurred on 2 June 2003, the first of ten such launches. Launches of the Soyuz-FG/Fregat configuration were marketed by a European-Russian company called Starsem.
Soyuz-FG was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, from Gagarin's Start (pad LC-1/5) for crewed missions, and from LC-31/6 for satellite launches with the Fregat variant.
The Soyuz-FG performed 64 successful launches until its first failure on 11 October 2018 with the Soyuz MS-10 mission. A video recording of the spaceflight released several weeks later suggested a faulty sensor, resulted in the destruction of the rocket. The crew, NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin, escaped safely.[8]
| 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 | nowrap | Gagarin's Start (Baikonur LC-1/5) | Progress M1-6 | ISS logistics | |
| 26 November 2001 18:24 | Soyuz-FG | Ф15000-002 | Gagarin's Start | Progress M1-7 | ISS logistics Kolibri 2000 | ||
| 25 September 2002 16:58 | Soyuz-FG | Э15000-003 | Gagarin's Start | Progress M1-9 | ISS logistics | ||
| 30 October 2002 16:58 | Soyuz-FG | Э15000-004 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz TMA-1 | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS escape craft | ||
| 26 April 2003 03:53 | Soyuz-FG | Э15000-006 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz TMA-2 | Crewed flight with 2 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 7 | ||
| 2 June 2003 18:24 | Soyuz-FG/Fregat | Э15000-005/ ST-11 | Baikonur LC-31/6 | Mars Express[9] | Mars orbiter | ||
| Beagle 2 | Mars lander Spacecraft failed after landing | ||||||
| 18 October 2003 05:38 | Soyuz-FG | Д15000-007 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz TMA-3 | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 8 | ||
| 27 December 2003 21:30 | Soyuz-FG/Fregat | Д15000-008/ ST-12 | Baikonur LC-31/6 | AMOS-2 | Communications satellite | ||
| 19 April 2004 05:19 | Soyuz-FG | Ж15000-009 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz TMA-4 | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 9 | ||
| 14 October 2004 03:06 | Soyuz-FG | Ж15000-012 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz TMA-5 | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 10 | ||
| 15 April 2005 00:46 | Soyuz-FG | Ж15000-014 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz TMA-6 | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 11 | ||
| 13 August 2005 23:28 | Soyuz-FG/Fregat | Ж15000-011/ ST-13 | Baikonur LC-31/6 | Galaxy 14 | Communications satellite | ||
| 1 October 2005 03:54 | Soyuz-FG | П15000-017 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz TMA-7 | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 12 | ||
| 9 November 2005 03:33 | Soyuz-FG/Fregat | Ж15000-010/ ST-14 | Baikonur LC-31/6 | Venus Express | Venus orbiter | ||
| 28 December 2005 05:19 | Soyuz-FG/Fregat | П15000-015/ ST-15 | Baikonur LC-31/6 | GIOVE-A | Navigation satellite | ||
| 30 March 2006 02:30 | Soyuz-FG | П15000-018 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz TMA-8 | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 13 | ||
| 18 September 2006 04:08 | Soyuz-FG | Ц15000-023 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz TMA-9 | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 14 | ||
| 7 April 2007 17:31 | Soyuz-FG | Ц15000-019 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz TMA-10 | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 15 | ||
| 29 May 2007 20:31 | Soyuz-FG/Fregat | Ц15000-021 | Baikonur LC-31/6 | nowrap | Globalstar × 4 | Communications satellites | |
| 10 October 2007 13:22 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7037901.stm | Soyuz-FG | Ц15000-020 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz TMA-11 | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 16 | ||
| 20 October 2007 20:12 | Soyuz-FG/Fregat | Ц15000-022 | Baikonur LC-31/6 | Globalstar × 4 | Communications satellites | ||
| 14 December 2007 13:17 | Soyuz-FG/Fregat | Ц15000-025 | Baikonur LC-31/6 | RADARSAT-2 | Earth observation | ||
| 8 April 2008 11:16 | Soyuz-FG | Ш15000-024 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz TMA-12 | Crewed 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 | GIOVE-B | Navigation satellite | ||
| 12 October 2008 07:01 | Soyuz-FG | Ш15000-026 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz TMA-13 | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 18 | ||
| 26 March 2009 11:49 | Soyuz-FG | Ю15000-027 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz TMA-14 | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 19 | ||
| 27 May 2009 10:34 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8069419.stm | Soyuz-FG | Ю15000-030 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz TMA-15 | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 20 | ||
| 30 September 2009 07:14 | Soyuz-FG | Б15000-029 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz TMA-16 | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 21 | ||
| 20 December 2009 21:52 | Soyuz-FG | Б15000-031 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz TMA-17 | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 22 | ||
| 2 April 2010 04:04 | Soyuz-FG | Ю15000-028 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz TMA-18 | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 23 | ||
| 15 June 2010 21:35 | Soyuz-FG | Б15000-032 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz TMA-19 | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 24 | ||
| 7 October 2010 23:10 | Soyuz-FG | Б15000-035 | Gagarin's Start | nowrap | Soyuz TMA-01M | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 25 | |
| 15 December 2010 19:09 | Soyuz-FG | Б15000-034 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz TMA-20 | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 26 | ||
| 4 April 2011 22:18 | Soyuz-FG | И15000-036 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz TMA-21 | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 27 | ||
| 7 June 2011 20:12 | Soyuz-FG | И15000-037 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz TMA-02M | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 28 | ||
| 14 November 2011 04:14 | Soyuz-FG | И15000-038 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz TMA-22 | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 29 | ||
| 21 December 2011 13:16 | Soyuz-FG | Л15000-039 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz TMA-03M | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 30/31 | ||
| 15 May 2012 03:01 | Soyuz-FG | Л15000-041 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz TMA-04M | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 31/32 | ||
| 15 July 2012 02:40 | Soyuz-FG | Л15000-042 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz TMA-05M | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 32/33 | ||
| 22 July 2012 06:41 | Soyuz-FG/Fregat | Б15000-033 | Baikonur LC-31/6 | Earth observation and technology demonstration satellites | |||
| 23 October 2012 10:51 | Soyuz-FG | Л15000-044 | Baikonur LC-31/6 | Soyuz TMA-06M | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 33/34 | ||
| 19 December 2012 12:12 | Soyuz-FG | Л15000-040 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz TMA-07M | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 34/35 | ||
| 28 March 2013 20:43 | Soyuz-FG | Е15000-043 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz TMA-08M | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 35/36 | ||
| 28 May 2013 20:31 | Soyuz-FG | Е15000-045 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz TMA-09M | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 36/37 | ||
| 25 September 2013 20:58 | Soyuz-FG | Е15000-046 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz TMA-10M | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 37/38 | ||
| 7 November 2013 04:14 | Soyuz-FG | Т15000-048 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz TMA-11M | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 38/39 | ||
| 25 March 2014 21:17 | Soyuz-FG | Т15000-047 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz TMA-12M | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 39/40 | ||
| 28 May 2014 19:57 | Soyuz-FG | Т15000-049 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz TMA-13M | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 40/41 | ||
| 25 September 2014 20:25 | Soyuz-FG | Т15000-050 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz TMA-14M | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 41/42 | ||
| 23 November 2014 21:01 | Soyuz-FG | T15000-051 | Baikonur LC-31/6 | Soyuz TMA-15M | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 42/43 | ||
| 27 March 2015 19:42 | Soyuz-FG | G15000-053 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz TMA-16M | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 43/44 | ||
| 22 July 2015 21:03 | Soyuz-FG | G15000-052 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz TMA-17M | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 44/45 | ||
| 2 September 2015 04:38 | Soyuz-FG | G15000-054 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz TMA-18M | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 45/46 | ||
| 15 December 2015 11:03 | Soyuz-FG | G15000-055 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz TMA-19M | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 46/47 | ||
| 18 March 2016 21:26 | Soyuz-FG | R15000-057 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz TMA-20M | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 47/48 | ||
| 7 July 2016 01:36 | Soyuz-FG | R15000-056 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz MS-01 | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 48/49 | ||
| 19 October 2016 08:05 | Soyuz-FG | R15000-059 | Baikonur LC-31/6 | Soyuz MS-02 | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 49/50 | ||
| 17 November 2016 20:20 | Soyuz-FG | R15000-060 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz MS-03 | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 50/51 | ||
| 20 April 2017 07:13 | Soyuz-FG | U15000-065 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz MS-04 | Crewed flight with 2 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 51/52 | ||
| 28 July 2017 15:40 | Soyuz-FG | R15000-058 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz MS-05 | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 52/53 | ||
| 12 September 2017 21:17 | Soyuz-FG | U15000-063 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz MS-06 | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 53/54 | ||
| 17 December 2017 07:21 | Soyuz-FG | R15000-061 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz MS-07 | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 54/55 | ||
| 21 March 2018 17:44 | Soyuz-FG | N15000-066 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz MS-08 | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 55/56 | ||
| 6 June 2018 11:12 | Soyuz-FG | U15000-064 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz MS-09 | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 56/57 | ||
| 11 October 2018 08:40 | Soyuz-FG | N15000-062 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz MS-10 | Crewed 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 | Progress MS-10 | ISS logistics | ||
| 3 December 2018 11:31 | Soyuz-FG | N15000-067 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz MS-11 | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 57/58/59 | ||
| 14 March 2019 19:14 | Soyuz-FG | N15000-070 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz MS-12 | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 59/60 | ||
| 20 July 2019 16:28 | Soyuz-FG | N15000-069 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz MS-13 | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 60/61 | ||
| 25 September 2019[10] 13:57:43 | Soyuz-FG | N15000-071 | Gagarin's Start | Soyuz MS-15 | Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 61/62 Last flight of Soyuz-FG variant, to be replaced by Soyuz-2 for future crewed missions. |