Soyuz-U2 – Soviet Space Program
- Family: Soyuz-U
- Length: 34.54 m
- Diameter: 2.95 m
- Launch Mass: 298 T
- Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 7050 kg
The Soyuz-U2, manufactured by Soviet Space Program established in 1931, undertook its inaugural launch on 12/23/1982. Notably, Soyuz-U2 has 71 successful launches and 0 failed attempts, with a cumulative tally of 71 launches, currently with 0 pending launches in the pipeline.
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.
