Soyuz-U
Soviet Union and Russia1973 to 2017The Soyuz-U stands 51.1 m (168 ft) tall and can lift 6,900 kg to low Earth orbit. As of 23 October 2026, the Soyuz-U, in all its versions, has 859 launches on record, from 18 May 1973 to 22 February 2017, and 836 of them succeeded (97%).
- Launches
- 859
- Success rate
- 97%
- 22 failures · 1 partial
- First flight
- 1973
- Soyuz U
- Last flight
- 2017
- Soyuz U
- Rocket types
- 4
Launches per year
Show as table
| Year | Launches |
|---|---|
| 1973 | 3 |
| 1974 | 10 |
| 1975 | 10 |
| 1976 | 24 |
| 1977 | 39 |
| 1978 | 45 |
| 1979 | 47 |
| 1980 | 45 |
| 1981 | 42 |
| 1982 | 45 |
| 1983 | 43 |
| 1984 | 44 |
| 1985 | 40 |
| 1986 | 37 |
| 1987 | 44 |
| 1988 | 45 |
| 1989 | 38 |
| 1990 | 32 |
| 1991 | 24 |
| 1992 | 24 |
| 1993 | 17 |
| 1994 | 15 |
| 1995 | 12 |
| 1996 | 9 |
| 1997 | 10 |
| 1998 | 8 |
| 1999 | 12 |
| 2000 | 13 |
| 2001 | 7 |
| 2002 | 5 |
| 2003 | 4 |
| 2004 | 5 |
| 2005 | 6 |
| 2006 | 6 |
| 2007 | 6 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2009 | 7 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 |
Soyuz-U versions
| Rocket | Flown | Launches | Success rate | Height | Payload to LEO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soyuz U | 1973 to 2017 | 714 | 97% | 51.1 m | 6,900 kg |
| Soyuz-U2 | 1982 to 1995 | 71 | 100% | 50.7 m | 7,050 kg |
| Soyuz-U-PVB | 1984 to 2009 | 70 | 97% | 51 m | 6,900 kg |
| Soyuz-U/Fregat | 2000 | 4 | 100% | 42.5 m | 7,100 kg |