Progress 39Soyuz-U2 Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Launch Status Success Sat ยท Dec 24th, 1988 11:11 PM EST Location 1/5 Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan 465 launches have been at this location. Rocket Soyuz-U Length: 34.54 meters Diameter: 2.95 meters First Launched: December 23, 1982 The Soyuz-U2 was a Soviet, later Russian, carrier rocket. It was derived from the Soyuz-U, and a member of the R-7 family of rockets. It featured increased performance compared with the baseline Soyuz-U, due to the use of syntin propellant, as opposed to RP-1 paraffin, used on the Soyuz-U. The Soyuz-U rocket has been launched a total of 63 times with 63 successful and 0 failed launches. Agency Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Type: Government Abbreviation: RFSA Administration: Administrator: Dmitry Rogozin Founded: 1992 Launchers: Soyuz Spacecraft: Soyuz Country: RUS The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana. View Rocket Launch Schedule