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Soyuz (rocket)

The Soyuz (Russian: Союз, meaning "union", GRAU index 11A511, Sheldon: A-2, DoD: SL-4) was a Soviet expendable carrier rocket designed in the 1960s by OKB-1 and manufactured by State Aviation Plant No. 1 in Kuybyshev, Soviet Union. It was commissioned to launch Soyuz spacecraft as part of the Soviet human spaceflight program, first with eight uncrewed…

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Burn time
118 seconds · 292 seconds · 246 seconds
Carries passengers or cargo
Soyuz
Country of origin
Soviet Union
Derivative work
Soyuz-L · Soyuz-M · Soyuz-U
Diameter
10.3 m (33 ft 10 in)
Failure(s)
2 (Soyuz 7K-OK No.1 & Soyuz 18a)

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Soyuz (rocket)

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Maximum thrust · 5
Soyuz (rocket) → 294 kN (66,000 lbf), SL: 676.68 kN (152,120 lbf), SL: 755.14 kN (169,760 lbf), vac: 833.60 kN (187,400 lbf), vac: 921.86 kN (207,240 lbf)
Specific impulse · 5
Soyuz (rocket) → 330 s (3.2 km/s), SL: 253 s (2.48 km/s), SL: 257 s (2.52 km/s), vac: 314 s (3.08 km/s), vac: 316 s (3.10 km/s)
Burn time · 3
Soyuz (rocket) → 118 seconds, 246 seconds, 292 seconds
Derivative work · 3
Soyuz (rocket) → Soyuz-L, Soyuz-M, Soyuz-U
Powered by · 3
Soyuz (rocket) → 1 × RD-0110, 1 × RD-107MM, 1 × RD-108MM
Mass · 2
Soyuz (rocket) → 308,000 kg (679,000 lb), 6,450 kg (14,220 lb)
Carries passengers or cargo · 1
Soyuz (rocket) → Soyuz
Country of origin · 1
Soyuz (rocket) → Soviet Union
Diameter · 1
Soyuz (rocket) → 10.3 m (33 ft 10 in)
Failure(s) · 1
Soyuz (rocket) → 2 (Soyuz 7K-OK No.1 & Soyuz 18a)

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soyuz launch soviet 11a511 booster rocket launches r-7 soyuz-u flights also years 8k78m variants avd would shutdown union first flight

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Soyuz (rocket)Burn time118 seconds1.00infobox
Soyuz (rocket)Burn time292 seconds1.00infobox
Soyuz (rocket)Burn time246 seconds1.00infobox
Soyuz (rocket)Carries passengers or cargoSoyuz1.00infobox
Soyuz (rocket)Country of originSoviet Union1.00infobox
Soyuz (rocket)Derivative workSoyuz-L1.00infobox
Soyuz (rocket)Derivative workSoyuz-M1.00infobox
Soyuz (rocket)Derivative workSoyuz-U1.00infobox
Soyuz (rocket)Diameter10.3 m (33 ft 10 in)1.00infobox
Soyuz (rocket)Failure(s)2 (Soyuz 7K-OK No.1 & Soyuz 18a)1.00infobox
Soyuz (rocket)FamilyR-7 (Soyuz)1.00infobox
Soyuz (rocket)First flight28 November 1966 (Kosmos 133)1.00infobox
Soyuz (rocket)FunctionMedium-lift launch vehicle1.00infobox
Soyuz (rocket)Height50.7 m (166 ft 4 in)1.00infobox
Soyuz (rocket)Last flight14 October 1976 (Soyuz 23)1.00infobox
Soyuz (rocket)Launch sitesBaikonur, Sites 1/5 & 31/61.00infobox
Soyuz (rocket)ManufacturerOKB-11.00infobox
Soyuz (rocket)Mass308,000 kg (679,000 lb)1.00infobox
Soyuz (rocket)Mass6,450 kg (14,220 lb)1.00infobox
Soyuz (rocket)Maximum thrustSL: 755.14 kN (169,760 lbf)1.00infobox
Soyuz (rocket)Maximum thrustvac: 921.86 kN (207,240 lbf)1.00infobox
Soyuz (rocket)Maximum thrustSL: 676.68 kN (152,120 lbf)1.00infobox
Soyuz (rocket)Maximum thrustvac: 833.60 kN (187,400 lbf)1.00infobox
Soyuz (rocket)Maximum thrust294 kN (66,000 lbf)1.00infobox
Soyuz (rocket)No. boosters41.00infobox
Soyuz (rocket)Powered by1 × RD-107MM1.00infobox
Soyuz (rocket)Powered by1 × RD-108MM1.00infobox
Soyuz (rocket)Powered by1 × RD-01101.00infobox
Soyuz (rocket)PropellantLOX / RG-11.00infobox
Soyuz (rocket)Specific impulseSL: 257 s (2.52 km/s)1.00infobox

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