Success
Soyuz-U2 | Progress M-18
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)(RFSA)Government
Soyuz-U2
Saturday, May 22, 1993 at 6:41 AM
Mission details
Mir was a space station that operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001, operated by the Soviet Union and later by Russia. Mir was the first modular space station and was assembled in orbit from 1986 to 1996.
Feb 20, 1986 — Mar 23, 2001
Orbital Attempt
#3,819
RFSA Mission
#22
Pad Launch
#316
Location Launch
#1,007
Designator
1993-034
Weather GO
0%
Launch Window
NET
May 22, 1993, 6:41 AM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan. Located in the Kazakh city of Baikonur, it is the largest operational space launch facility in terms of area. All Russian crewed spaceflights are launched from Baikonur.
Timezone
Asia/Qyzylorda
Local Launch Time
May 22, 1993, 12:41 PM
Total Launches
1,563
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
45.9650, 63.3050
Soyuz-U2 Specs
The Soyuz-U2 was a Soviet, later Russian, carrier rocket. It was derived from the Soyuz-U, and a member of the R-7 family of rockets. It featured increased performance compared with the baseline Soyuz-U, due to the use of syntin propellant, as opposed to RP-1 paraffin, used on the Soyuz-U.
Length
34.54 m
Diameter
2.95 m
Launch Mass
298 t
LEO Capacity
7,050 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1982
Fastest Turnaround
4d
Total Launches
71
Successful
71
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
71
Maiden flight: Dec 23, 1982
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.
Founded
1992
Administrator
Administrator: Yuri Borisov
Total Launches
341
Successful
330
Failed
11
Pending
3
Consecutive Success
65