Soyuz 2.1a/Volga

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Progress Rocket Space Center (PRSC)

Nov. 8, 2004

Description

In addition to the switch to digital flight control systems as part of the Soyuz 2.1A, this version utilizes the Volga upper stage.

Specifications
  • Minimum Stage
    2
  • Max Stage
    3
  • Length
    19.6 m
  • Diameter
    2.68 m
  • Fairing Diameter
  • Launch Mass
  • Thrust
    4149.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Soyuz 2.1a/Volga
  • Family
  • Variant
    Volga
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Soyuz 2.1a Volga
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $80000000
  • Low Earth Orbit
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

Progress Rocket Space Center

Commercial
CEO: Dmitry Baranov
PRSC 1996

Progress Rocket Space Centre, formerly known as TsSKB-Progress, is a space science and aerospace research company which is known for manufacturing launch vehicles and satellites. Most notably, Progress Rocket Space Centre is the manufacturer of Soyuz launch vehicles.

Soyuz-2.1a/Volga | Mikhailo Lomonosov, Aist-2D & SamSat 218

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
April 28, 2016, 2:01 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

MVL-300 is named after Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov to honour the 300th year since his birth. The Russian mission will study transient phenomena in the Earth’s upper atmosphere, as well as observing cosmic rays and gamma ray bursts. With a short lifespan of 5 years, the 450kg craft will operate in a 550km Sun-Synchronous orbit.This will mark the first Soyuz mission to launch from the Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia

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