CAS500-2 & rideshareSoyuz 2.1a/Fregat-MKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center00MTH00DAY00HR00MIN00SEC Launch Status Date/Time May Change Projected To Launch March, 2022 Location31/6Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan1529 rockets have launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. RocketSoyuz 2.1a/Fregat-MLength: 46.3 meters Diameter: 2.95 meters First Launch: October 19, 2010The 2.1a version includes conversion from analog to digital flight control system and uprated engines on the booster and the first stage with improved injection systems. The new digital flight control and telemetry systems allow the rocket to launch from a fixed rather than angled launch platform and adjust its heading in flight. A digital control system also enables the launch of larger commercial satellites with wider and longer payload fairings such as the ST-type fairing. These fairings introduce too much aerodynamic instability for the old analog system to handle.The Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M rocket has been launched a total of 15 times with 14 successful and 1 failed launches. AgencyKhrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterType: Government Abbreviation: KhSC Administration: Director: Andrey Vladimirovich Kalinovskiy Founded: 1916 Launchers: Proton | RokotCountry: RUSKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center is a Moscow-based producer of spacecraft and space-launch systems, including the Proton and Rokot rockets and is currently developing the Angara rocket family. The Proton launch vehicle launches from Baikonur and Rokot launches from Baikonur and Plesetsk. Angara will launch from Plesetsk and Vostochny. View Rocket Launch Schedule