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Soyuz-5 (RKK Energiya)

Soyuz-5

Photo Credit: Kirill Borisenko

The Soyuz-5, manufactured by RKK Energiya established in unknown year, undertook its inaugural launch on an unknown date, is non-reusable and is active.

Soyuz-5 has 0 successful launches and 0 failed attempts, with a cumulative tally of 0 launches, currently with 1 pending launches in the pipeline.

Soyuz-5, also named Irtysh is a planned Russian rocket that is being developed by JSC SRC Progress, formerly within "Project Feniks." It will replace the capability of Zenit-2 and Proton Medium. It will initially be a two-stage rocket, but Soyuz 5 can be enhanced with an optional Blok DM-03 upper stage for geostationary missions.

The rocket is loosely based on the Zenit launch vehicle with a RD-171MV engine on the 1st stage, enlarged to 4.1 m in diameter, while the 2nd stage is powered by 2 RD-0124MS engines derived from engines used on the 3rd stage of the Soyuz-2.1b. The Soyuz-5 can lift 17 tonnes to a Low Earth orbit.

  • Length: 65.258 m
  • Diameter: 4.1 m
  • Launch Mass: 525 T
  • LEO Capacity: 17000 kg
  • GTO Capacity: 5000 kg

Manufacturer

RKK Energiya (RSC)

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