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) The launch of Soyuz TMA-9 atop a Soyuz-FG rocket. The launch of Soyuz TMA-9 atop a Soyuz-FG rocket. | |
| Fact sheet | |
|---|---|
| Function | Orbital carrier rocket |
| Manufacturer | TsSKB-Progress |
| Country of origin | Russia |
| Size | |
| Height | 49.5 m for Soyuz-FG and 42.5 m for Soyuz-FG/Fregat |
| Diameter | 10.3 m |
| Mass | 305,000 kg (672,000 lb) |
| Stages | 2 (Soyuz FG) or 3 (Soyuz-FG/Fregat) |
| Capacity | |
| Payload to LEO | 7,100 kg 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) |
| Launch History | |
| Status | Active |
| Launch sites | LC-1 (Soyuz-FG) & LC-31 (Soyuz-FG/Fregat), Baikonur |
| Total launches | 20 (FG: 14, FG/Fregat: 6) |
| Successes | 20 |
| Maiden flight | Soyuz-FG: 20 May 2001 Soyuz-FG/Fregat 2 June 2003 |
| Boosters (Stage 0) | |
| '''No boosters | 4 |
| Engines | 1 RD-117 |
| Thrust | 1,021.097 kN |
| Specific impulse | 310 sec |
| Burn time | 120 seconds |
| Fuel | LOX/RP-1 |
| First Stage | |
| Engines | 1 RD-118 |
| Thrust | 999.601 kN (224,719 LBf) |
| Specific impulse | 311 sec |
| Burn time | 286 seconds |
| Fuel | LOX/RP-1 |
| Second Stage | |
| Engines | 1 RD-0124 |
| Thrust | 294 kN (66,093 LBf) |
| Specific impulse | 359 sec |
| Burn time | 300 seconds |
| Fuel | LOX/RP-1 |
| Third Stage (Optional) - Fregat | |
| Engines | 1 S5.92 |
| Thrust | 19.6 kN (4,406 LBf) |
| Specific impulse | 327 sec |
| Burn time | 877 seconds |
| Fuel | N2O4/UDMH |
Since 30 October, 2002 it has been used by Russian Federal Space Agency only for bringing Soyuz-TMA manned spacecraft to the ISS. As of April, 2007 Soyuz-FG has performed 14 flights, bringing to the ISS 3 Progress-M1 and 11 Soyuz-TMA spacecraft, with its last launch on 10 October, 2007. All launches have been successful.
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 ownes all rights to launches using this version. As of May, 2007 there have been 6 launches of Soyuz-FG/Fregat with commercial payloads. Its maiden flight occurred on 2 June, 2003.
The analog control system of this spacecraft significantly limits its capabilities however and it will eventually be replaced by the Soyuz-2 LV.
The Soyuz-FG is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Launch site LC-1 for Soyuz-FG and LC-31 for Soyuz-FG/Fregat.
Launch history
| Date and Time (GMT) | Configu- ration |
Serial Number | Launch Site | Result | Payload | Remarks |
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| 20 May 2001 22:32 | Soyuz-FG | F15000-001 | LC-1, Baikonur | Success | Progress-M1 6 | ISS Logistics |
| 26 November 2001 18:24 | Soyuz-FG | F15000-002 | LC-1, Baikonur | Success | Progress-M1 7 | ISS Logistics |
| Kolibri 2000 | ||||||
| 25 September 2002 16:58 | Soyuz-FG | E15000-003 | LC-1, Baikonur | Success | Progress M1-9 | ISS Logistics |
| 30 October 2002 16:58 | Soyuz-FG | E15000-004 | LC-1, Baikonur | Success | Soyuz TMA-1 | Manned flight with 3 Cosmonauts ISS escape craft |
| 26 April 2003 03:53 | Soyuz-FG | 15000-006 | LC-1, Baikonur | Success | Soyuz TMA-2 | Manned flight with 2 Cosmonauts ISS Expedition 7 |
| 2 June 2003 18:24 | Soyuz-FG/Fregat | E15000-005/ ST-11 | LC-31, Baikonur | Success | Mars Express | Mars orbiter |
| Beagle 2 | Mars lander Launched successfully but later failed | |||||
| 18 October 2003 05:38 | Soyuz-FG | D15000-007 | LC-1, Baikonur | Success | Soyuz TMA-3 | Manned flight with 3 Cosmonauts ISS Expedition 8 |
| 27 December 2003 21:30 | Soyuz-FG/Fregat | D15000-008/ ST-12 | LC-31, Baikonur | Success | Amos-2 | Communi- cations satellite |
| 19 April 2004 05:19 | Soyuz-FG | D15000-009 | LC-1, Baikonur | Success | Soyuz TMA-4 | Manned flight with 3 Cosmonauts ISS Expedition 9 |
| 14 October 2004 03:06 | Soyuz-FG | Zh15000-012 | LC-1, Baikonur | Success | Soyuz TMA-5 | Manned flight with 3 Cosmonauts ISS Expedition 10 |
| 15 April 2005 00:46 | Soyuz-FG | Zh15000-014 | LC-1, Baikonur | Success | Soyuz TMA-6 | Manned flight with 3 Cosmonauts ISS Expedition 11 |
| 13 August 2005 23:28 | Soyuz-FG/Fregat | Zh15000-011/ ST-13 | LC-31, Baikonur | Success | Galaxy 14 | Communi- cations satellite |
| 1 October 2005 03:54 | Soyuz-FG | Zh15000-017 | LC-1, Baikonur | Success | Soyuz TMA-7 | Manned flight with 3 Cosmonauts ISS Expedition 12 |
| 9 November 2005 03:33 | Soyuz-FG/Fregat | Zh15000-010/ ST-14 | LC-31, Baikonur | Success | Venus Express | Venus orbiter |
| 28 December 2005 05:19 | Soyuz-FG/Fregat | Zh15000-016/ ST-15 | LC-31, Baikonur | Success | GIOVE-A | Navigation satellite |
| 30 March 2006 02:30 | Soyuz-FG | P15000-018 | LC-1, Baikonur | Success | Soyuz TMA-8 | Manned flight with 3 Cosmonauts ISS Expedition 13 |
| 18 September 2006 04:08 | Soyuz-FG | ?15000-023 | LC-1, Baikonur | Success | Soyuz TMA-9 | Manned flight with 3 Cosmonauts ISS Expedition 14 |
| 7 April 2007 17:31 | Soyuz-FG | LC-1, Baikonur | Success | Soyuz TMA-10 | Manned flight with 3 Cosmonauts ISS Expedition 15 | |
| 29 May 2007 20:31 | Soyuz-FG/Fregat | LC-31, Baikonur | Success | Globalstar | Comsat | |
| Globalstar | Comsat | |||||
| Globalstar | Comsat | |||||
| Globalstar | Comsat | |||||
| 10 October 2007 13:22 [1] | Soyuz-FG | LC-1, Baikonur | Success | Soyuz TMA-11 | Manned flight with 3 Cosmonauts ISS Expedition 16 | |
| 20 October 2007 20:12 | Soyuz-FG/Fregat | LC-31, Baikonur | In progress | Globalstar | Comsat | |
| Globalstar | Comsat | |||||
| Globalstar | Comsat | |||||
| Globalstar | Comsat |
See also
- R-7
- Soyuz launch vehicle
- Soyuz spacecraft
- Soyuz programme
- Soyuz-U
- International Space Station
- Russian Federal Space Agency
- Starsem
External links
- Russian Federal Space Agency about Soyuz-FG
- Russian Federal Space Agency about Soyuz-FG/Fregat (in English)
- LV's manufacturer TsSKB-Progress about Soyuz-FG(in Russian)
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Soyuz TMA-9
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Mission name: Soyuz TMA-9
Spacecraft name: Soyuz TMA
Call sign: Vostok
Number of crew members: 3
Launch pad: Gagarin's Start
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Mission name: Soyuz TMA-9
Spacecraft name: Soyuz TMA
Call sign: Vostok
Number of crew members: 3
Launch pad: Gagarin's Start
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Launch Site Baikonur Cosmodrome
Location 45.920278°N
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