Soyuz 2.1a Launch Schedule
Stay up-to-date on upcoming Soyuz 2.1a rocket launches with our live schedule. You can browse all 6 planned Soyuz 2.1a missions on our website, and you can live stream any Soyuz 2.1a rocket launch happening today.
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Bion-M No. 2
Mission Type
Biology
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Bion-M is the next generation of Russian biological research satellites. While retaining the Vostok/Zenit-derived reentry module of the earlier Bion, the propulsion module has been replace by a Yantar type module, which provides maneuvering capabilities and longer mission support. The mission duration has been increased to up to 6 months by using solar cells for energy generation. The weight of scientific equipment has been increased by 100 kilograms.
Last Update: NET August 20.
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Upcoming Soyuz 2.1a Launches
11 Sep, 1:49pm
UTC
Progress resupply mission to the International Space Station.
Updated: Aug 5, 9:30am UTC
TBD
Sep 2025
The Russian Obzor-R satellite is a planned X-band radar earth observation satellite designed by TsSKB-Progress. In 2012, the development of the Arkon-2M radar satellite was stopped and instead the development of the Obzor-R was initiated. The satellite features the BRLK X-band Synthetic Aperture Radar as the imaging instrument with a ground resolution of 500 m.
Last Update: NET summer-fall 2025.
27 Nov, 7:26am
UTC
Soyuz MS-28 will carry three cosmonauts and one astronaut to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The crew consists of Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergei Kud-Sverchkov, Sergei Mikayev and Oleg Platonov.
Updated: Aug 5, 9:30am UTC
18 Dec, 10:54pm
UTC
Progress resupply mission to the International Space Station.
Updated: Jul 18, 5:00pm UTC
TBD
Jun 2026
Soyuz MS-29 will carry three cosmonauts and one astronaut to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The crew consists of Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, as well as NASA astronaut Anil Menon.
Updated: Jul 16, 6:30am UTC