Soyuz 2.1b (Progress Rocket Space Center)

Photo Credit: Roscosmos

The Soyuz 2.1b, manufactured by Progress Rocket Space Center established in 1996, undertook its inaugural launch on 07/26/2008, is non-reusable and is active.

Soyuz 2.1b has 23 successful launches and 0 failed attempts, with a cumulative tally of 23 launches, currently with 1 pending launches in the pipeline.

Soyuz-2 is the 21st-century version of the Russian Soyuz rocket. In its basic form, it is a three-stage carrier rocket for placing payloads into low Earth orbit. The 2.1b version adds an upgraded engine (RD-0124) with improved performance to the second stage.

• Length: 46.3 m
• Diameter: 2.95 m
• Launch Mass: 312 T
• LEO Capacity: 8200 kg
• GTO Capacity: 3250 kg
• SSO Capacity: 4900 kg
• Launch Cost: $80,000,000

Manufacturer

Progress Rocket Space Center (PRSC)

CEO: Dmitry Baranov

Progress Rocket Space Centre, formerly known as TsSKB-Progress, is a space science and aerospace research company which is known for manufacturing launch vehicles and satellites. Most notably, Progress Rocket Space Centre is the manufacturer of Soyuz launch vehicles.