Soyuz-FG

Soyuz FG
	The launch of Soyuz TMA-3 atop a Soyuz-FG rocket.
Function	Orbital carrier rocket
Manufacturer	TsSKB-Progress
Country of origin	Russia
Size
Height	FG: 49.5 m[citation needed]; FG/Fregat: 42.5 m[citation needed];
Diameter	2.95 m[citation needed]
Mass	305,000 kg (672,000 lb)
Stages	2 (Soyuz FG) or 3 (Soyuz-FG/Fregat)
Capacity
Payload to LEO
Mass	FG: 6,900 kg (15,200 lb); FG/Fregat: 7,800 kg (17,200 lb)[citation needed];
Payload to SSO
Mass	FG/Fregat: 4,500 kg (9,900 lb)[citation needed]
Associated rockets
Family	R-7 (Soyuz)
Launch history
Status	Retired
Launch sites	FG: Baikonur LC-1/5 and LC-31/6; FG/Fregat: Baikonur LC-31/6;
Total launches	70 (FG: 60, FG/Fregat: 10)
Success(es)	69
Failure(s)	1
First flight	FG: 20 May 2001; FG/Fregat: 2 June 2003;
Last flight	FG: 25 September 2019; FG/Fregat: 22 July 2012;
Type of passengers/cargo	Soyuz-TMA; Soyuz-MS; Progress; Venus Express;
Boosters – Blok-B,V,G,D
No. boosters	4
Height	19.6 m (64 ft)
Diameter	2.68 m (8.8 ft)
Empty mass	3,800 kg (8,400 lb)
Gross mass	43,400 kg (95,700 lb)
Powered by	RD-107A
Maximum thrust	Sea level: 838.5 kN (188,500 lbf); Vacuum: 1,021.3 kN (229,600 lbf);
Specific impulse	Sea level: 263.3 s (2.582 km/s); Vacuum: 320.2 s (3.140 km/s);
Burn time	118 seconds
Propellant	LOX/RG-1
Second stage – Blok-A
Height	27.1 m (89 ft)
Diameter	2.95 m (9.7 ft)
Empty mass	6,550 kg (14,440 lb)
Gross mass	99,500 kg (219,400 lb)
Powered by	RD-108A
Maximum thrust	Sea level: 792.48 kN (178,160 lbf); Vacuum: 990.18 kN (222,600 lbf);
Specific impulse	Sea level: 257.7 s (2.527 km/s); Vacuum: 320.6 s (3.144 km/s);
Burn time	280 seconds
Propellant	LOX/RG-1
Third stage – Blok-I
Height	6.7 m (22 ft)
Diameter	2.66 m (8.7 ft)
Empty mass	2,410 kg (5,310 lb)
Gross mass	25,300 kg (55,800 lb)
Powered by	RD-0110
Maximum thrust	297.93 kilonewtons (66,980 lbf)
Specific impulse	326 seconds
Burn time	230 seconds
Propellant	LOX/RG-1
Upper stage (optional) – Fregat
Height	1.5 m (4.9 ft)
Diameter	3.35 m (11.0 ft)
Empty mass	930 kg (2,050 lb)
Propellant mass	5,250 kg (11,570 lb)
Powered by	S5.92
Maximum thrust	19.85 kilonewtons (4,460 lbf)
Specific impulse	333.2 seconds
Burn time	1100 seconds
Propellant	N2O4/UDMH
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Soyuz-FG

Launch vehicle

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).

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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.^[3] 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]

Launch history

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Date and time (UTC)	Configuration	Serial number	Launch site	Result	Payload	Remarks
20 May 2001 22:32	Soyuz-FG	К15000-001	Gagarin's Start (Baikonur LC-1/5)	Success	Progress M1-6	ISS logistics
26 November 2001 18:24	Soyuz-FG	Ф15000-002	Gagarin's Start	Success	Progress M1-7	ISS logistics Kolibri 2000
25 September 2002 16:58	Soyuz-FG	Э15000-003	Gagarin's Start	Success	Progress M1-9	ISS logistics
30 October 2002 16:58	Soyuz-FG	Э15000-004	Gagarin's Start	Success	Soyuz TMA-1	Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS escape craft
26 April 2003 03:53	Soyuz-FG	Э15000-006	Gagarin's Start	Success	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	Success	Mars Express^[9]	Mars orbiter
2 June 2003 18:24	Soyuz-FG/Fregat	Э15000-005/ ST-11	Baikonur LC-31/6	Success	Beagle 2	Mars lander Spacecraft failed after landing
18 October 2003 05:38	Soyuz-FG	Д15000-007	Gagarin's Start	Success	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	Success	AMOS-2	Communications satellite
19 April 2004 05:19	Soyuz-FG	Ж15000-009	Gagarin's Start	Success	Soyuz TMA-4	Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 9
14 October 2004 03:06	Soyuz-FG	Ж15000-012	Gagarin's Start	Success	Soyuz TMA-5	Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 10
15 April 2005 00:46	Soyuz-FG	Ж15000-014	Gagarin's Start	Success	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	Success	Galaxy 14	Communications satellite
1 October 2005 03:54	Soyuz-FG	П15000-017	Gagarin's Start	Success	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	Success	Venus Express	Venus orbiter
28 December 2005 05:19	Soyuz-FG/Fregat	П15000-015/ ST-15	Baikonur LC-31/6	Success	GIOVE-A	Navigation satellite
30 March 2006 02:30	Soyuz-FG	П15000-018	Gagarin's Start	Success	Soyuz TMA-8	Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 13
18 September 2006 04:08	Soyuz-FG	Ц15000-023	Gagarin's Start	Success	Soyuz TMA-9	Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 14
7 April 2007 17:31	Soyuz-FG	Ц15000-019	Gagarin's Start	Success	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	Success	Globalstar × 4	Communications satellites
10 October 2007 13:22	Soyuz-FG	Ц15000-020	Gagarin's Start	Success	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	Success	Globalstar × 4	Communications satellites
14 December 2007 13:17	Soyuz-FG/Fregat	Ц15000-025	Baikonur LC-31/6	Success	RADARSAT-2	Earth observation
8 April 2008 11:16	Soyuz-FG	Ш15000-024	Gagarin's Start	Success	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	Success	GIOVE-B	Navigation satellite
12 October 2008 07:01	Soyuz-FG	Ш15000-026	Gagarin's Start	Success	Soyuz TMA-13	Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 18
26 March 2009 11:49	Soyuz-FG	Ю15000-027	Gagarin's Start	Success	Soyuz TMA-14	Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 19
27 May 2009 10:34	Soyuz-FG	Ю15000-030	Gagarin's Start	Success	Soyuz TMA-15	Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 20
30 September 2009 07:14	Soyuz-FG	Б15000-029	Gagarin's Start	Success	Soyuz TMA-16	Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 21
20 December 2009 21:52	Soyuz-FG	Б15000-031	Gagarin's Start	Success	Soyuz TMA-17	Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 22
2 April 2010 04:04	Soyuz-FG	Ю15000-028	Gagarin's Start	Success	Soyuz TMA-18	Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 23
15 June 2010 21:35	Soyuz-FG	Б15000-032	Gagarin's Start	Success	Soyuz TMA-19	Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 24
7 October 2010 23:10	Soyuz-FG	Б15000-035	Gagarin's Start	Success	Soyuz TMA-01M	Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 25
15 December 2010 19:09	Soyuz-FG	Б15000-034	Gagarin's Start	Success	Soyuz TMA-20	Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 26
4 April 2011 22:18	Soyuz-FG	И15000-036	Gagarin's Start	Success	Soyuz TMA-21	Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 27
7 June 2011 20:12	Soyuz-FG	И15000-037	Gagarin's Start	Success	Soyuz TMA-02M	Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 28
14 November 2011 04:14	Soyuz-FG	И15000-038	Gagarin's Start	Success	Soyuz TMA-22	Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 29
21 December 2011 13:16	Soyuz-FG	Л15000-039	Gagarin's Start	Success	Soyuz TMA-03M	Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 30/31
15 May 2012 03:01	Soyuz-FG	Л15000-041	Gagarin's Start	Success	Soyuz TMA-04M	Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 31/32
15 July 2012 02:40	Soyuz-FG	Л15000-042	Gagarin's Start	Success	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	Success	Kanopus-V №1 BelKA-2 Zond-PP TET-1 exactView 1	Earth observation and technology demonstration satellites
23 October 2012 10:51	Soyuz-FG	Л15000-044	Baikonur LC-31/6	Success	Soyuz TMA-06M	Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 33/34
19 December 2012 12:12	Soyuz-FG	Л15000-040	Gagarin's Start	Success	Soyuz TMA-07M	Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 34/35
28 March 2013 20:43	Soyuz-FG	Е15000-043	Gagarin's Start	Success	Soyuz TMA-08M	Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 35/36
28 May 2013 20:31	Soyuz-FG	Е15000-045	Gagarin's Start	Success	Soyuz TMA-09M	Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 36/37
25 September 2013 20:58	Soyuz-FG	Е15000-046	Gagarin's Start	Success	Soyuz TMA-10M	Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 37/38
7 November 2013 04:14	Soyuz-FG	Т15000-048	Gagarin's Start	Success	Soyuz TMA-11M	Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 38/39
25 March 2014 21:17	Soyuz-FG	Т15000-047	Gagarin's Start	Success	Soyuz TMA-12M	Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 39/40
28 May 2014 19:57	Soyuz-FG	Т15000-049	Gagarin's Start	Success	Soyuz TMA-13M	Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 40/41
25 September 2014 20:25	Soyuz-FG	Т15000-050	Gagarin's Start	Success	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	Success	Soyuz TMA-15M	Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 42/43
27 March 2015 19:42	Soyuz-FG	G15000-053	Gagarin's Start	Success	Soyuz TMA-16M	Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 43/44
22 July 2015 21:03	Soyuz-FG	G15000-052	Gagarin's Start	Success	Soyuz TMA-17M	Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 44/45
2 September 2015 04:38	Soyuz-FG	G15000-054	Gagarin's Start	Success	Soyuz TMA-18M	Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 45/46
15 December 2015 11:03	Soyuz-FG	G15000-055	Gagarin's Start	Success	Soyuz TMA-19M	Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 46/47
18 March 2016 21:26	Soyuz-FG	R15000-057	Gagarin's Start	Success	Soyuz TMA-20M	Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 47/48
7 July 2016 01:36	Soyuz-FG	R15000-056	Gagarin's Start	Success	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	Success	Soyuz MS-02	Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 49/50
17 November 2016 20:20	Soyuz-FG	R15000-060	Gagarin's Start	Success	Soyuz MS-03	Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 50/51
20 April 2017 07:13	Soyuz-FG	U15000-065	Gagarin's Start	Success	Soyuz MS-04	Crewed flight with 2 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 51/52
28 July 2017 15:40	Soyuz-FG	R15000-058	Gagarin's Start	Success	Soyuz MS-05	Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 52/53
12 September 2017 21:17	Soyuz-FG	U15000-063	Gagarin's Start	Success	Soyuz MS-06	Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 53/54
17 December 2017 07:21	Soyuz-FG	R15000-061	Gagarin's Start	Success	Soyuz MS-07	Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 54/55
21 March 2018 17:44	Soyuz-FG	N15000-066	Gagarin's Start	Success	Soyuz MS-08	Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 55/56
6 June 2018 11:12	Soyuz-FG	U15000-064	Gagarin's Start	Success	Soyuz MS-09	Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 56/57
11 October 2018 08:40	Soyuz-FG	N15000-062	Gagarin's Start	Failure	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	Success	Progress MS-10	ISS logistics
3 December 2018 11:31	Soyuz-FG	N15000-067	Gagarin's Start	Success	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	Success	Soyuz MS-12	Crewed flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 59/60
20 July 2019 16:28	Soyuz-FG	N15000-069	Gagarin's Start	Success	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	Success	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.

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