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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-U2
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1982–1995
Quantity
72
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES · COLD WAR
3
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
75
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 Typecarrier rocket
- First Flight1982
- ManufacturerSamara Progress
- Stages2
- StatusRetired
- In ServiceNo
◈Performance5MOD.5
- Payload to LEO7,050 kg
- Liftoff Mass297.8 t
- Height34.54 m
- Diameter2.95 m
- Success Rate100
▣Propulsion5MOD.5
- First-Stage Propellantsyntin
- First-Stage Engines4
- ReusableNo
- Human-RatedYes
- Total Launches72
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1982Production started
- 1995Production ended
44
years in service
13
years in production
72
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
06 / MASS Score
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES RANKING Military Space Launch Vehicles · Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
23MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES3COLD WAR · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES633RUSSIA · ALL WEAPONS26PERFORMANCE/PRICE · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES
ⓘ Rankings are within theMilitary Space Launch Vehiclescategory.
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Capable of carrying human passengers, meeting safety and reliability standards for human spaceflight.
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