Progress resupply mission to the International Space Station.
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Soyuz 2.1a | Obzor-R No.1
Sun 30, Mar 2025 07:00:PM
Unknown Pad
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Mission Details
The Russian Obzor-R satellite is a planned X-band radar earth observation satellite designed by TsSKB-Progress.
In 2012, the development of the Arkon-2M radar satellite was stopped and instead the development of the Obzor-R was initiated.
The satellite features the BRLK X-band Synthetic Aperture Radar as the imaging instrument with a ground resolution of 500 m.
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Soyuz 2.1a | Soyuz MS-27
Tue 08, Apr 2025 12:47:AM
31/6
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mission Details
Soyuz MS-27 will carry two cosmonauts and one astronaut to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The crew consists of Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov, Alexey Zubritsky, and NASA astronaut Jonathan "Jonny" Kim.
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Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Ionosfera-M 3 & 4
Mon 16, Jun 2025 07:00:PM
Cosmodrome Site 1S
Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
Mission Details
Ionosfera is a constellation of four ionospheric and magnetospheric research satellites developed by for Roscosmos for the project Ionozond.
The satellites will operate on circular sun-synchronous orbits (SSO), at altitude of about 800 km and located in two orbital planes of two satellites each.
The following science instruments are carried on the satellites:
* SPER/1 Plasma and energy radiation spectrometer
* SG/1 Gamma-ray spectrometer
* GALS/1 Galactic cosmic ray spectrometer / 1
* LAERTES On-board Ionosonde
* NBK/2 Low-frequency wave complex
* ESEP Ionospheric plasma energy spectrometer
* Ozonometer-TM Ozonometer
* MayaK On-board radio transmitters
* PES GPS-GLONASS device
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Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-31 (92P)
Wed 02, Jul 2025 07:00:PM
31/6
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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Progress resupply mission to the International Space Station.
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Soyuz 2.1a
Family
Soyuz
Length
46.3
Diameter
2.95
Launch Mass
312
Low Earth Orbit Capacity
7020
The Soyuz 2.1A converted the flight control system from analog to digital, which allowed launch from fixed platforms. It also allowed big fairings and payloads.
It is currently used for crewed Soyuz and Progress flights to the ISS.
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | RUS
Launchers
Soyuz
Spacecraft
Soyuz
Total Launches
329
Successful Launches
11
Upcoming Launches
11
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.