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Soyuz · 11A511L

Soyuz 11A511L

The Soyuz was a Soviet expendable carrier rocket designed in the 1960s by OKB-1 and manufactured by State Aviation Plant No. 1 in Kuybyshev, Soviet Union. It was commissioned to launch Soyuz spacecraft as part of the Soviet human spaceflight program, first with 8 uncrewed test flights, followed by the first 19 crewed launches.

Height

50 m

Diameter

2.95 m

LEO capacity

5,500 kg

Manufacturer

Energia

Total launches

3

Successful

3

Pending

0

Successful landings

0

Flight system

Built to move mass beyond the atmosphere.

The Soyuz was a Soviet expendable carrier rocket designed in the 1960s by OKB-1 and manufactured by State Aviation Plant No. 1 in Kuybyshev, Soviet Union. It was commissioned to launch Soyuz spacecraft as part of the Soviet human spaceflight program, first with 8 uncrewed test flights, followed by the first 19 crewed launches.