Soyuz Vehicle Overview
A complete overview of the Soyuz launch vehicle, including launch stats, vehicle info and launch locations.
Basic Info
Name
Soyuz
Family
Soyuz
Manufacturer
First Launch
28 Nov 1966
Successful Launches
30
Failed Launches
2
Rocket Info
Status
Active
Reusability
Not Reusable
The Soyuz 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 8 uncrewed test flights, followed by the first 19 crewed launches.
Launch Sites used by Soyuz
Baikonur Cosmodrome
World's largest space launch facility, pivotal for Russian space missions.
📍 Kazakhstan
🚀 1551 Launches