Soyuz-FG

This article is about the Soyuz-FG rocket. For other Soyuz variants, see Soyuz (rocket family).

Soyuz FG (Soyuz-FG/Fregat)
Size
The launch of Soyuz TMA-3 atop a Soyuz-FG rocket.
Function	Orbital carrier rocket
Manufacturer	TsSKB-Progress
Country of origin	Russia
Height	49.5 m for Soyuz-FG and 42.5 m for Soyuz-FG/Fregat
Diameter	2.95 m
Mass	305,000 kg (672,000 lb)
Stages	2 (Soyuz FG) or 3 (Soyuz-FG/Fregat)
Capacity
Payload to LEO	6900 kg^[1] for Soyuz-FG and 7,800 kg for Soyuz-FG/Fregat
Payload to 800km SSO (only for Soyuz-FG/Fregat)	4,500 kg (9,900 lb)
Associated rockets
Family	R-7 (Soyuz)
Launch history
Status	Active
Launch sites	Soyuz-FG: LC-1/5 & LC-31/6, Baikonur Soyuz-FG/Fregat: LC-31/6, Baikonur
Total launches	55 (FG: 45, FG/Fregat: 10)^[2]^[3]
Successes	55^[2]^[3]
First flight	Soyuz-FG: May 20, 2001 Soyuz-FG/Fregat: June 2, 2003
Notable payloads	Soyuz-TMA Progress spacecraft

Boosters - Blok-B,V,G,D^[4]
No. boosters	4
Length	19.6 m (64 ft)
Diameter	2.68 m (8.8 ft)
Empty mass	3,800 kg (8,400 lb)
Gross mass	43,400 kg (95,700 lb)
Engines	RD-107A
Thrust	Sea Level: 838.5 kN (188,500 lbf) Vacuum: 1,021.3 kN (229,600 lbf)
Specific impulse	Sea Level: 263.3 s (2.582 km/s) Vacuum: 320.2 s (3.140 km/s)
Burn time	118 seconds
Fuel	LOX/RG-1
First stage - Blok-A^[4]
Length	27.1 m (89 ft)
Diameter	2.95 m (9.7 ft)
Empty mass	6,550 kg (14,440 lb)
Gross mass	99,500 kg (219,400 lb)
Engines	RD-108A
Thrust	Sea Level: 792.48 kN (178,160 lbf) Vacuum: 990.18 kN (222,600 lbf)
Specific impulse	Sea Level: 257.7 s (2.527 km/s) Vacuum: 320.6 s (3.144 km/s)
Burn time	280 seconds
Fuel	LOX/RG-1
Second stage - Blok-I^[4]
Length	6.7 m (22 ft)
Diameter	2.66 m (8.7 ft)
Empty mass	2,410 kg (5,310 lb)
Gross mass	25,300 kg (55,800 lb)
Engines	RD-0110
Thrust	297.93 kilonewtons (66,980 lbf)
Specific impulse	326 seconds
Burn time	230 seconds
Fuel	LOX/RG-1
Upper stage (optional) - Fregat^[5]
Length	1.5 m (4.9 ft)
Diameter	3.35 m (11.0 ft)
Empty mass	930 kg (2,050 lb)
Propellant mass	5,250 kg (11,570 lb)
Engines	S5.92
Thrust	19.85 kilonewtons (4,460 lbf)
Specific impulse	333.2 seconds
Burn time	1100 seconds
Fuel	N₂O₄/UDMH

The Soyuz-FG launch vehicle is an improved version of the Soyuz-U, from the R-7 family of rockets, designed and constructed by TsSKB-Progress in Samara. It made its maiden flight on May 20, 2001, carrying a Progress M1-6 cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS).

Since October 30, 2002 the Soyuz-FG has been the only vehicle used by the Russian Federal Space Agency to launch Soyuz-TMA manned spacecraft to the ISS. All launches have been successful thus far.^[2]

Another version of the Soyuz-FG is the Soyuz-FG/Fregat with Fregat as its 3rd stage, developed and produced by Lavochkin Association in Khimki. A European-Russian company Starsem owns all rights to launches using this version. As of December 2014 there have been 10 launches of Soyuz-FG/Fregat with commercial payloads.^[3] Its maiden flight occurred on June 2, 2003.

The analog control system of this spacecraft significantly limits its capabilities, and it will eventually be replaced by the Soyuz-2 launch vehicle.

The Soyuz-FG is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, using launch site LC-1/5 for Soyuz-FG and LC-31/6 for Soyuz-FG/Fregat.

Launch history

Date and Time (UTC)	Configuration	Serial Number	Launch Site	Result	Payload	Remarks
May 20, 2001 22:32	Soyuz-FG	К15000-001	LC-1/5, Baikonur	Success	Progress M1-6	ISS Logistics
November 26, 2001 18:24	Soyuz-FG	Ф15000-002	LC-1/5, Baikonur	Success	Progress M1-7	ISS Logistics
November 26, 2001 18:24	Soyuz-FG	Ф15000-002	LC-1/5, Baikonur	Success	Kolibri 2000
September 25, 2002 16:58	Soyuz-FG	Э15000-003	LC-1/5, Baikonur	Success	Progress M1-9	ISS Logistics
October 30, 2002 16:58	Soyuz-FG	Э15000-004	LC-1/5, Baikonur	Success	Soyuz TMA-1	Manned flight with 3 Cosmonauts ISS escape craft
April 26, 2003 03:53	Soyuz-FG	Э15000-006	LC-1/5, Baikonur	Success	Soyuz TMA-2	Manned flight with 2 Cosmonauts ISS Expedition 7
June 2, 2003 18:24	Soyuz-FG/Fregat	Э15000-005/ ST-11	LC-31/6, Baikonur	Success	Mars Express^[6]	Mars orbiter
June 2, 2003 18:24	Soyuz-FG/Fregat	Э15000-005/ ST-11	LC-31/6, Baikonur	Success	Beagle 2	Mars lander Launched successfully but later failed
October 18, 2003 05:38	Soyuz-FG	Д15000-007	LC-1/5, Baikonur	Success	Soyuz TMA-3	Manned flight with 3 Cosmonauts ISS Expedition 8
December 27, 2003 21:30	Soyuz-FG/Fregat	Д15000-008/ ST-12	LC-31/6, Baikonur	Success	AMOS-2	Communications satellite
April 19, 2004 05:19	Soyuz-FG	Ж15000-009	LC-1/5, Baikonur	Success	Soyuz TMA-4	Manned flight with 3 Cosmonauts ISS Expedition 9
October 14, 2004 03:06	Soyuz-FG	Ж15000-012	LC-1/5, Baikonur	Success	Soyuz TMA-5	Manned flight with 3 Cosmonauts ISS Expedition 10
April 15, 2005 00:46	Soyuz-FG	Ж15000-014	LC-1/5, Baikonur	Success	Soyuz TMA-6	Manned flight with 3 Cosmonauts ISS Expedition 11
August 13, 2005 23:28	Soyuz-FG/Fregat	Ж15000-011/ ST-13	LC-31/6, Baikonur	Success	Galaxy 14	Communications satellite
October 1, 2005 03:54	Soyuz-FG	П15000-017	LC-1/5, Baikonur	Success	Soyuz TMA-7	Manned flight with 3 Cosmonauts ISS Expedition 12
November 9, 2005 03:33	Soyuz-FG/Fregat	Ж15000-010/ ST-14	LC-31/6, Baikonur	Success	Venus Express	Venus orbiter
December 28, 2005 05:19	Soyuz-FG/Fregat	П15000-015/ ST-15	LC-31/6, Baikonur	Success	GIOVE-A	Navigation satellite
March 30, 2006 02:30	Soyuz-FG	П15000-018	LC-1/5, Baikonur	Success	Soyuz TMA-8	Manned flight with 3 Cosmonauts ISS Expedition 13
September 18, 2006 04:08	Soyuz-FG	Ц15000-023	LC-1/5, Baikonur	Success	Soyuz TMA-9	Manned flight with 3 Cosmonauts ISS Expedition 14
April 7, 2007 17:31	Soyuz-FG	Ц15000-019	LC-1/5, Baikonur	Success	Soyuz TMA-10	Manned flight with 3 Cosmonauts ISS Expedition 15
May 29, 2007 20:31	Soyuz-FG/Fregat	Ц15000-021	LC-31/6, Baikonur	Success	Globalstar	Comsat
					Globalstar	Comsat
					Globalstar	Comsat
					Globalstar	Comsat
October 10, 2007 13:22	Soyuz-FG	Ц15000-020	LC-1/5, Baikonur	Success	Soyuz TMA-11	Manned flight with 3 Cosmonauts ISS Expedition 16
October 20, 2007 20:12	Soyuz-FG/Fregat	Ц15000-022	LC-31/6, Baikonur	Success	Globalstar	Comsat
					Globalstar	Comsat
					Globalstar	Comsat
					Globalstar	Comsat
December 14, 2007 13:17	Soyuz-FG/Fregat	Ц15000-025	LC-31/6, Baikonur	Success	RADARSAT-2	Earth observation
April 8, 2008 11:16	Soyuz-FG	Ш15000-024	LC-1/5, Baikonur	Success	Soyuz TMA-12	Manned flight with 3 Cosmonauts ISS Expedition 17 First South Korean in space.
April 26, 2008 22:16	Soyuz-FG/Fregat	П15000-016	LC-31/6, Baikonur	Success	GIOVE-B	Navigation satellite
October 12, 2008 07:01	Soyuz-FG	Ш15000-026	LC-1/5, Baikonur	Success	Soyuz TMA-13	Manned flight with 3 Cosmonauts ISS Expedition 18
March 26, 2009 11:49	Soyuz-FG	Ю15000-027	LC-1/5, Baikonur	Success	Soyuz TMA-14	Manned flight with 3 Cosmonauts ISS Expedition 19
May 27, 2009 10:34	Soyuz-FG	Ю15000-030	LC-1/5, Baikonur	Success	Soyuz TMA-15	Manned flight with 3 Cosmonauts ISS Expedition 20
September 30, 2009 07:14	Soyuz-FG	Б15000-029	LC-1/5, Baikonur	Success	Soyuz TMA-16	Manned flight with 3 Cosmonauts ISS Expedition 21
December 20, 2009 21:52	Soyuz-FG	Б15000-031	LC-1/5, Baikonur	Success	Soyuz TMA-17	Manned flight with 3 Cosmonauts ISS Expedition 22
April 2, 2010 04:04	Soyuz-FG	Ю15000-028	LC-1/5, Baikonur	Success	Soyuz TMA-18	Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 23
June 15, 2010 21:35	Soyuz-FG	Б15000-032	LC-1/5, Baikonur	Success	Soyuz TMA-19	Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 24
October 7, 2010 23:10	Soyuz-FG	Б15000-035	LC-1/5, Baikonur	Success	Soyuz TMA-01M	Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 25
December 15, 2010 19:09	Soyuz-FG	Б15000-034	LC-1/5, Baikonur	Success	Soyuz TMA-20	Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 26
April 4, 2011 22:18	Soyuz-FG	И15000-036	LC-1/5, Baikonur	Success	Soyuz TMA-21	Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 27
June 7, 2011 20:12	Soyuz-FG	И15000-037	LC-1/5, Baikonur	Success	Soyuz TMA-02M	Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 28
November 14, 2011 04:14	Soyuz-FG	И15000-038	LC-1/5, Baikonur	Success	Soyuz TMA-22	Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 29
December 21, 2011 13:16	Soyuz-FG	Л15000-039	LC-1/5, Baikonur	Success	Soyuz TMA-03M	Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 30 and Expedition 31
May 15, 2012 03:01	Soyuz-FG	Л15000-041	LC-1/5, Baikonur	Success	Soyuz TMA-04M	Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 31 and Expedition 32
July 15, 2012 02:40	Soyuz-FG	Л15000-042	LC-1/5, Baikonur	Success	Soyuz TMA-05M	Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 32 and Expedition 33
July 22, 2012 06:41	Soyuz-FG/Fregat	Б15000-033	LC-31/6, Baikonur	Success	Kanopus V-1 BelKA-2 Zond-PP TET-1 exactView 1	Earth observation and technology demonstration satellites
October 23, 2012 10:51	Soyuz-FG	Л15000-044	LC-31/6, Baikonur	Success	Soyuz TMA-06M	Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 33 and Expedition 34
December 19, 2012 12:12	Soyuz-FG	Л15000-040	LC-1/5, Baikonur	Success	Soyuz TMA-07M	Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 34 and Expedition 35
March 28, 2013 20:43	Soyuz-FG	Е15000-043	LC-1/5, Baikonur	Success	Soyuz TMA-08M	Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 35 and Expedition 36
May 28, 2013 20:31	Soyuz-FG	Е15000-045	LC-1/5, Baikonur	Success	Soyuz TMA-09M	Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 36 and Expedition 37
September 25, 2013 20:58	Soyuz-FG	Е15000-046	LC-1/5, Baikonur	Success	Soyuz TMA-10M	Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 37 and Expedition 38
November 7, 2013 04:14	Soyuz-FG	Т15000-048	LC-1/5, Baikonur	Success	Soyuz TMA-11M	Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 38 and Expedition 39
March 25, 2014 21:17	Soyuz-FG	Т15000-047	LC-1/5, Baikonur	Success	Soyuz TMA-12M	Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 39 and Expedition 40
May 28, 2014 19:57	Soyuz-FG	Т15000-049	LC-1/5, Baikonur	Success	Soyuz TMA-13M	Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 40 and Expedition 41
September 25, 2014 20:25	Soyuz-FG	Т15000-050	LC-1/5, Baikonur	Success	Soyuz TMA-14M	Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 41 and Expedition 42
November 23, 2014 21:01	Soyuz-FG	T15000-051	LC-31/6, Baikonur	Success	Soyuz TMA-15M	Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 42 and Expedition 43
March 27, 2015 19:42	Soyuz-FG	G15000-053	LC-1/5, Baikonur	Success	Soyuz TMA-16M	Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 43, Expedition 44, Expedition 45 and Expedition 46
July 22, 2015 21:03	Soyuz-FG	G15000-052	LC-1/5, Baikonur	Success	Soyuz TMA-17M	Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 44, Expedition 45 and Expedition 46
September 2, 2015 04:38	Soyuz-FG	G15000-054	LC-1/5, Baikonur	Success	Soyuz TMA-18M	Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 46, Expedition 47 and Expedition 48
December 15, 2015 11:03	Soyuz-FG	G15000-055	LC-1/5, Baikonur	Success	Soyuz TMA-19M	Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 46 and Expedition 47
March 18, 2016 21:26	Soyuz-FG		LC-31/6, Baikonur	Success	Soyuz TMA-20M	Manned flight with 3 cosmonauts ISS Expedition 47 and Expedition 48

References

McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 28 March 2013.

↑ "SOYUZ-FG Launch Vehicle". TsSKB-Progress. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
1 2 3 Krebs, Gunter. "Soyuz-FG (11A511U-FG)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
1 2 3 Krebs, Gunter. "Soyuz-FG Fregat (11A511U-FG)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
1 2 3 "ФЕДЕРАЛЬНОЕ КОСМИЧЕСКОЕ АГЕНТСТВО (РОСКОСМОС)". www.federalspace.ru. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
↑ "Конструкция разгонного блока "Фрегат"". NPO Lavochkin (in Russian). Retrieved 10 March 2016.
↑ "Soyuz FG". Encyclopedia Astronautica.

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