Data Quality83%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the military space launch vehicles category.
01 / Overview
Soyuz-L
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1970–1971
Quantity
3
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES · COLD WAR
34
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
50
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the military space launch vehicles category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
- Vehicle TypeMedium-lift launch vehicle
- First Flight1970
- ManufacturerOKB-1
- Stages3
- StatusRetired
- In ServiceNo
◈Performance6MOD.6
- Payload to LEO5,500 kg
- Liftoff Thrust3,980
- Liftoff Mass300 t
- Height50 m
- Diameter10.3 m
- Success Rate3
▣Propulsion5MOD.5
- First-Stage PropellantLOX/RP-1
- First-Stage Engines4
- ReusableNo
- Human-RatedNo
- Total Launches3
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1970Production started
- 1971Production ended
56
years in service
1
years in production
3
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES RANKING Military Space Launch Vehicles · Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
132MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES34COLD WAR · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES1304RUSSIA · ALL WEAPONS139PERFORMANCE/PRICE · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES
ⓘ Rankings are within theMilitary Space Launch Vehiclescategory.
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