Soyuz Launch System

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf launch vehicle
gptkbp:controls inertial guidance
gptkbp:crew Cosmonaut training program
gptkbp:crewCapacity 3
yes
gptkbp:currentUse ISS crew transport
gptkbp:decommissioned no
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:engineType RD-107 and RD-108
gptkbp:firstFlight 1966
2000
2023
gptkbp:fuelType RP-1_and_Liquid_Oxygen
gptkbp:futurePlans continued use for ISS missions
gptkbp:hasPartnershipsWith NASA, ESA
gptkbp:height 49.5 meters
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first spacecraft to carry humans to the ISS
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Soyuz Launch System
gptkbp:launched varies
approximately $50 million
ground-based
multiple per year
approximately 10-15 per year
gptkbp:launchSite Baikonur Cosmodrome
313,000 kg
over 180
mobile launch platform
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Soyuz_family
less than 10
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Progress_Rocket_Space_Centre
gptkbp:missions gptkb:Moscow
gptkbp:modifications multiple upgrades over the years
gptkbp:nextStation 2024
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Apollo-Soyuz_Test_Project
International_Space_Station_resupply
Soyuz_1,_Soyuz_7,_Soyuz_MS-10
gptkbp:number_of_stages 3
gptkbp:operationalArea human spaceflight
gptkbp:operationalStatus 1967
active
gptkbp:orbitalInclination yes
gptkbp:passenger_traffic 2.5 meters
gptkbp:payloadCapacity 7,800 kg
gptkbp:propulsion 1,000 kN
gptkbp:reliability no
high
gptkbp:safetyFeatures excellent
gptkbp:succeededBy over 90%
gptkbp:supportRole commercial satellite launches
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Russian_space_agency