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SOYUZ-U Launch Vehicle
Унифицированная ракета-носитель среднего класса «Союз-У» предназначена для выведения на околоземную орбиту пилотируемых и грузовых космических кораблей типа «Союз» и «Прогресс», космических аппаратов специального назначения (серии «Космос»), социально-экономического (типа «Ресурс-Ф»), технологического и медико-биологического назначения (типа «Фотон» и «Бион»).
SOYUZ-U Launch Vehicle
"Soyuz-U" unified middle-class launch vehicle is intended for injection of "Soyuz"-type and "Progress"-type manned and cargo spaceships into near-earth orbit, spacecraft for special purposes ("Kosmos"-series spacecraft), spacecraft for national economy ("Resurs-F"-type spacecraft), spacecraft for space technology research and spacecraft for medical and biological purposes ("Foton"-type and "Bion"-type spacecraft ), as well as foreign spacecraft. "Soyuz-U" launch vehicle can be equipped with nose fairing of the following diameters: 2,7; 3,0; 3,3; 3,715 m. The confirmed serviceability index of "Soyuz-U" launch vehicle is 0,985.
In 2017, the operation of the Soyuz-U launch vehicle was ceased. |
SOYUZ-U Launch Vehicle
"Soyuz-U" launch vehicle lifting potentialities(with 3,715 m nose fairing)
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