Soyuz-FG

Soyuz FG (Soyuz-FG/Fregat)
The launch of Soyuz TMA-3 atop a Soyuz-FG rocket.
Function Orbital carrier rocket
Manufacturer TsSKB-Progress
Country of origin Russia
Size
Height 49.5 m for Soyuz-FG and 42.5 m for Soyuz-FG/Fregat
Diameter 2.95 m
Mass 305,000 kg (672,000 lb)
Stages 2 (Soyuz FG) or 3 (Soyuz-FG/Fregat)
Capacity
Payload to LEO 6900 kg[1] for Soyuz-FG and 7,800 kg for Soyuz-FG/Fregat
Payload to
800km SSO
(only for Soyuz-FG/Fregat)		 4,500 kg (9,900 lb)
Associated rockets
Family R-7 (Soyuz)
Launch history
Status Active, grounded pending investigation
Launch sites
Total launches 65 (FG: 55, FG/Fregat: 10)[2][3]
Successes 64[2][3]
Failures 1
First flight
  • Soyuz-FG: May 20, 2001
  • Soyuz-FG/Fregat: June 2, 2003
Last flight
  • Soyuz-FG: October 11, 2018
  • Soyuz-FG/Fregat: July 22, 2012
Notable payloads
Boosters – Blok-B,V,G,D[4]
No. boosters 4
Length 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)
Engines RD-107A
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
Fuel LOX/RG-1
First stage – Blok-A[4]
Length 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)
Engines RD-108A
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
Fuel LOX/RG-1
Second stage – Blok-I[4]
Length 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)
Engines RD-0110
Thrust 297.93 kilonewtons (66,980 lbf)
Specific impulse 326 seconds
Burn time 230 seconds
Fuel LOX/RG-1
Upper stage (optional) – Fregat[5]
Length 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)
Engines S5.92
Thrust 19.85 kilonewtons (4,460 lbf)
Specific impulse 333.2 seconds
Burn time 1100 seconds
Fuel N2O4/UDMH

The Soyuz-FG launch vehicle is an improved version of the Soyuz-U from the R-7 family of rockets, designed and constructed by TsSKB-Progress in Samara, Russia. It made its maiden flight on May 20, 2001, carrying a Progress cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS).

Since October 30, 2002, Soyuz-FG has been the only vehicle used by the Russian Federal Space Agency to launch Soyuz-TMA and Soyuz-MS manned spacecraft to the ISS. The Soyuz-FG performed 55 successful launches until its first failure on 11 October 2018 with the Soyuz MS-10 mission.

Soyuz-FG can optionally fly with a Fregat upper stage, developed and produced by Lavochkin Association in Khimki. Launches of the Soyuz-FG/Fregat configuration are marketed by a European-Russian company called Starsem. Its maiden flight occurred on June 2, 2003. As of December 2014, there have been 10 launches of Soyuz-FG/Fregat with commercial payloads.[3]

The analog control system of this spacecraft significantly limits its capabilities, and it will eventually be replaced by Soyuz-2 in 2019.[6]

Soyuz-FG is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, from Gagarin's Start (pad LC-1/5) for manned missions, and from LC-31/6 for satellite launches with the Fregat variant.

Launch history

Date and time (UTC) Configuration Serial number Launch site Result Payload Remarks
May 20, 2001
22:32		 Soyuz-FG К15000-001 Gagarin's Start
(Baikonur LC-1/5)		 Success Progress M1-6 ISS logistics
November 26, 2001
18:24		 Soyuz-FG Ф15000-002 Gagarin's Start Success Progress M1-7 ISS logistics
Kolibri 2000
September 25, 2002
16:58		 Soyuz-FG Э15000-003 Gagarin's Start Success Progress M1-9 ISS logistics
October 30, 2002
16:58		 Soyuz-FG Э15000-004 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz TMA-1 Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS escape craft
April 26, 2003
03:53		 Soyuz-FG Э15000-006 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz TMA-2 Manned flight with 2 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 7
June 2, 2003
18:24		 Soyuz-FG/Fregat Э15000-005/
ST-11		 Baikonur LC-31/6 Success Mars Express[7] Mars orbiter
Beagle 2 Mars lander
Spacecraft failed after landing
October 18, 2003
05:38		 Soyuz-FG Д15000-007 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz TMA-3 Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 8
December 27, 2003
21:30		 Soyuz-FG/Fregat Д15000-008/
ST-12		 Baikonur LC-31/6 Success AMOS-2 Communications satellite
April 19, 2004
05:19		 Soyuz-FG Ж15000-009 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz TMA-4 Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 9
October 14, 2004
03:06		 Soyuz-FG Ж15000-012 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz TMA-5 Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 10
April 15, 2005
00:46		 Soyuz-FG Ж15000-014 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz TMA-6 Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 11
August 13, 2005
23:28		 Soyuz-FG/Fregat Ж15000-011/
ST-13		 Baikonur LC-31/6 Success Galaxy 14 Communications satellite
October 1, 2005
03:54		 Soyuz-FG П15000-017 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz TMA-7 Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 12
November 9, 2005
03:33		 Soyuz-FG/Fregat Ж15000-010/
ST-14		 Baikonur LC-31/6 Success Venus Express Venus orbiter
December 28, 2005
05:19		 Soyuz-FG/Fregat П15000-015/
ST-15		 Baikonur LC-31/6 Success GIOVE-A Navigation satellite
March 30, 2006
02:30		 Soyuz-FG П15000-018 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz TMA-8 Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 13
September 18, 2006
04:08		 Soyuz-FG Ц15000-023 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz TMA-9 Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 14
April 7, 2007
17:31		 Soyuz-FG Ц15000-019 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz TMA-10 Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 15
May 29, 2007
20:31		 Soyuz-FG/Fregat Ц15000-021 Baikonur LC-31/6 Success Globalstar × 4 Communications satellites
October 10, 2007
13:22 		Soyuz-FG Ц15000-020 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz TMA-11 Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 16
October 20, 2007
20:12		 Soyuz-FG/Fregat Ц15000-022 Baikonur LC-31/6 Success Globalstar × 4 Communications satellites
December 14, 2007
13:17		 Soyuz-FG/Fregat Ц15000-025 Baikonur LC-31/6 Success RADARSAT-2 Earth observation
April 8, 2008
11:16		 Soyuz-FG Ш15000-024 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz TMA-12 Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 17
First South Korean in space.
April 26, 2008
22:16		 Soyuz-FG/Fregat П15000-016 Baikonur LC-31/6 Success GIOVE-B Navigation satellite
October 12, 2008
07:01		 Soyuz-FG Ш15000-026 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz TMA-13 Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 18
March 26, 2009
11:49		 Soyuz-FG Ю15000-027 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz TMA-14 Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 19
May 27, 2009
10:34 		Soyuz-FG Ю15000-030 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz TMA-15 Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 20
September 30, 2009
07:14		 Soyuz-FG Б15000-029 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz TMA-16 Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 21
December 20, 2009
21:52		 Soyuz-FG Б15000-031 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz TMA-17 Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 22
April 2, 2010
04:04		 Soyuz-FG Ю15000-028 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz TMA-18 Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 23
June 15, 2010
21:35		 Soyuz-FG Б15000-032 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz TMA-19 Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 24
October 7, 2010
23:10		 Soyuz-FG Б15000-035 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz TMA-01M Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 25
December 15, 2010
19:09		 Soyuz-FG Б15000-034 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz TMA-20 Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 26
April 4, 2011
22:18		 Soyuz-FG И15000-036 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz TMA-21 Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 27
June 7, 2011
20:12		 Soyuz-FG И15000-037 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz TMA-02M Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 28
November 14, 2011
04:14		 Soyuz-FG И15000-038 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz TMA-22 Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 29
December 21, 2011
13:16		 Soyuz-FG Л15000-039 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz TMA-03M Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 30/31
May 15, 2012
03:01		 Soyuz-FG Л15000-041 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz TMA-04M Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 31/32
July 15, 2012
02:40		 Soyuz-FG Л15000-042 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz TMA-05M Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 32/33
July 22, 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
October 23, 2012
10:51		 Soyuz-FG Л15000-044 Baikonur LC-31/6 Success Soyuz TMA-06M Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 33/34
December 19, 2012
12:12		 Soyuz-FG Л15000-040 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz TMA-07M Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 34/35
March 28, 2013
20:43		 Soyuz-FG Е15000-043 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz TMA-08M Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 35/36
May 28, 2013
20:31		 Soyuz-FG Е15000-045 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz TMA-09M Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 36/37
September 25, 2013
20:58		 Soyuz-FG Е15000-046 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz TMA-10M Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 37/38
November 7, 2013
04:14		 Soyuz-FG Т15000-048 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz TMA-11M Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 38/39
March 25, 2014
21:17		 Soyuz-FG Т15000-047 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz TMA-12M Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 39/40
May 28, 2014
19:57		 Soyuz-FG Т15000-049 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz TMA-13M Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 40/41
September 25, 2014
20:25		 Soyuz-FG Т15000-050 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz TMA-14M Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 41/42
November 23, 2014
21:01		 Soyuz-FG T15000-051 Baikonur LC-31/6 Success Soyuz TMA-15M Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 42/43
March 27, 2015
19:42		 Soyuz-FG G15000-053 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz TMA-16M Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 43/44
July 22, 2015
21:03		 Soyuz-FG G15000-052 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz TMA-17M Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 44/45
September 2, 2015
04:38		 Soyuz-FG G15000-054 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz TMA-18M Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 45/46
December 15, 2015
11:03		 Soyuz-FG G15000-055 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz TMA-19M Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 46/47
March 18, 2016
21:26		 Soyuz-FG R15000-057 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz TMA-20M Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 47/48
July 7, 2016
01:36		 Soyuz-FG R15000-056 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz MS-01 Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 48/49
October 19, 2016
08:05		 Soyuz-FG R15000-059 Baikonur LC-31/6 Success Soyuz MS-02 Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 49/50
November 17, 2016
20:20		 Soyuz-FG R15000-060 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz MS-03 Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 50/51
April 20, 2017
07:13		 Soyuz-FG U15000-065 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz MS-04 Manned flight with 2 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 51/52
July 28, 2017
15:40		 Soyuz-FG R15000-058 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz MS-05 Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 52/53
September 12, 2017
21:17		 Soyuz-FG U15000-063 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz MS-06 Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 53/54
December 17, 2017
07:21		 Soyuz-FG R15000-061 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz MS-07 Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 54/55
March 21, 2018
17:44		 Soyuz-FG N15000-066 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz MS-08 Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 55/56
June 6, 2018
11:12		 Soyuz-FG U15000-064 Gagarin's Start Success Soyuz MS-09 Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts
ISS Expedition 56/57
October 11, 2018
08:40		 Soyuz-FG U15000-064 Gagarin's Start Failure Soyuz MS-10 Manned flight with 2 cosmonauts
Planned for ISS Expedition 57
Aborted during ascent, crew landed safely.

See also

The Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft arrives at the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan October 10, 2008.

References

  • McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  • McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
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  2. 1 2 Krebs, Gunter. "Soyuz-FG (11A511U-FG)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 Krebs, Gunter. "Soyuz-FG Fregat (11A511U-FG)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "ФЕДЕРАЛЬНОЕ КОСМИЧЕСКОЕ АГЕНТСТВО (РОСКОСМОС)". www.federalspace.ru. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
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  6. ↑ Zak, Anatoly. "Soyuz-FG's long road to retirement". Russian Space Web. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
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