List of R-7 launches (2015–2019)
This is a list of launches made by the R-7 Semyorka ICBM, and its derivatives between 2015 and 2019. All launches are orbital satellite launches, unless stated otherwise.
Launch statistics[edit]
Rocket configurations[edit]
Launch sites[edit]
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20
2015
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- Baikonur Site 1/5
- Baikonur Site 31/6
- Plesetsk Site 43/3
- Plesetsk Site 43/4
- Vostochny Site 1S
- Kourou ELS
Launch history[edit]
2015[edit] | ||||||||
| Flight No. | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket, Configuration |
Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 February 2015, 11:00:17 |
Soyuz-U (11A511U) |
LC-1/5, Baikonur | Progress M-26M | Success | ||||
| ISS logistics | ||||||||
| 27 February 2015, 11:01:35 |
Soyuz-2.1a (14A14A) |
LC-43/4, Plesetsk | Kosmos 2503 (Bars-M) | Success | ||||
| Military reconnaissance satellite | ||||||||
| 27 March 2015, 19:42:57 |
Soyuz-FG (11A511U-FG) |
LC-1/5, Baikonur | Soyuz TMA-16M | Success | ||||
| Crewed flight with three cosmonauts, ISS Expedition 43/44/45/46 | ||||||||
| VS-11 | 27 March 2015, 21:46:18 |
Soyuz-STB / Fregat (14A14B) |
ELS, Kourou | Galileo FOC FM3/FM4 | Success | |||
| Navigation satellites | ||||||||
| 28 April 2015, 07:09:50 |
Soyuz-2.1a (14A14A) |
LC-31/6, Baikonur | Progress M-27M | Failure | ||||
| ISS logistics. Spacecraft lost communications and attitude control soon after separation after damaged by vibration issues during launch.[1] International Space Station docking attempt cancelled.[2] Mission declared a total loss.[3] | ||||||||
| 5 June 2015, 15:23:54 |
Soyuz-2.1a (14A14A) |
LC-43/4, Plesetsk | Kosmos 2505 (Kobal't-M) | Success | ||||
| Reconnaissance film-return satellite | ||||||||
| 23 June 2015, 16:44:00 |
Soyuz-2.1b (14A14B) |
LC-43/4, Plesetsk | Kosmos 2506 (Persona) | Success | ||||
| Reconnaissance satellite | ||||||||
| 3 July 2015, 04:55:48 |
Soyuz-U (11A511U) |
LC-1/5, Baikonur | Progress M-28M | Success | ||||
| ISS logistics | ||||||||
| 22 July 2015, 21:02:44 |
Soyuz-FG (11A511U-FG) |
LC-1/5, Baikonur | Soyuz TMA-17M | Success | ||||
| Crewed flight with three cosmonauts, ISS Expedition 44/45 | ||||||||
| 2 September 2015, 04:37:43 |
Soyuz-FG (11A511U-FG) |
LC-1/5, Baikonur | Soyuz TMA-18M | Success | ||||
| Crewed flight with three cosmonauts | ||||||||
| VS-12 | 11 September 2015, 02:08:10 |
Soyuz-STB / Fregat (14A14B) |
ELS, Kourou | Galileo FOC FM5/FM6 | Success | |||
| Navigation satellites | ||||||||
| 1 October 2015, 16:49:40 |
Soyuz-U (11A511U) |
LC-1/5, Baikonur | Progress M-29M | Success | ||||
| ISS logistics | ||||||||
| 17 November 2015, 06:33:41 |
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat (14A14B) |
LC-43/4, Plesetsk | Kosmos 2510 (EKS (Tundra)) | Success | ||||
| Reconnaissance satellite | ||||||||
| 5 December 2015, 14:08:33 |
Soyuz-2-1v / Volga (14A15) |
LC-43/4, Plesetsk | Kosmos 2511 (Kanopus-ST) Kosmos 2512 (KYuA) |
Partial failure | ||||
| Reconnaissance satellites; Kanopus-ST did not separate from the Volga upper stage | ||||||||
| 15 December 2015, 11:03:09 |
Soyuz-FG (11A511U-FG) |
LC-1/5, Baikonur | Soyuz TMA-19M | Success | ||||
| Crewed flight with three cosmonauts, ISS Expedition 46/47 | ||||||||
| VS-13 | 17 December 2015, 11:51:56 |
Soyuz-STB / Fregat (14A14B) |
ELS, Kourou | Galileo FOC FM8/FM9 | Success | |||
| Navigation satellites | ||||||||
| 21 December 2015, 08:44:39 |
Soyuz-2.1a (14A14A) |
LC-31/6, Baikonur | Progress MS-01 | Success | ||||
| ISS logistics | ||||||||
2016[edit] | ||||||||
| Flight No. | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket, Configuration |
Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch outcome |
| 7 February 2016, 00:21:07 |
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat (14A14B) |
LC-43/4, Plesetsk | Kosmos 2514 (GLONASS-M) | Success | ||||
| Navigation satellite | ||||||||
| 13 March 2016, 18:56:00 |
Soyuz-2.1b (14A14B) |
LC-31/6, Baikonur | Resurs-P No.3 | Success | ||||
| Earth observation satellite | ||||||||
| 18 March 2016, 21:26:38 |
Soyuz-FG (11A511U-FG) |
LC-1/5, Baikonur | Soyuz TMA-20M | Success | ||||
| Crewed flight with three cosmonauts, ISS Expedition 47/48 | ||||||||
| 24 March 2016, 09:42:00 |
Soyuz-2.1a (14A14A) |
LC-43/4, Plesetsk | Kosmos 2515 (Bars-M) | Success | ||||
| Military reconnaissance satellite | ||||||||
| 31 March 2016, 16:23:57 |
Soyuz-2.1a (14A14A) |
LC-31/6, Baikonur | Progress MS-02 | Success | ||||
| ISS logistics | ||||||||
| VS-14 | 25 April 2016, 21:01:13 |
Soyuz-STA / Fregat (14A14A) |
ELS, Kourou | Sentinel-1B MICROSCOPE AAUSAT-4 e-st@r 2 OUFTI-1 |
Success | |||
| Earth observation, cosmology and technology demonstration satellites | ||||||||
| 28 April 2016, 02:01:21 |
Soyuz-2.1a / Volga (14A14A) |
LC-1S, Vostochny | Mikhailo Lomonosov Aist-2D SamSat 218 |
Success | ||||
| Cosmology, Earth observation and technology demonstration satellites. First ever launch from the Vostochny Cosmodrome. | ||||||||
| VS-15 | 24 May 2016, 08:48:43 |
Soyuz-STB / Fregat-MT (14A14B) |
ELS, Kourou | Galileo FOC FM10/FM11 | Success | |||
| Navigation satellites | ||||||||
| 29 May 2016, 08:44:35 |
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M (14A14B) |
LC-43/4, Plesetsk | Kosmos 2516 (GLONASS-M) | Success | ||||
| Navigation satellite | ||||||||
| 7 July 2016, 01:36:40 |
Soyuz-FG (11A511U-FG) |
LC-1/5, Baikonur | Soyuz MS-01 | Success | ||||
| Crewed flight with three cosmonauts, ISS Expedition 48/49 | ||||||||
| 16 July 2016, 21:41:45 |
Soyuz-U (11A511U) |
LC-31/6, Baikonur | Progress MS-03 | Success | ||||
| ISS logistics | ||||||||
| 19 October 2016, 08:05:14 |
Soyuz-FG (11A511U-FG) |
LC-31/6, Baikonur | Soyuz MS-02 | Success | ||||
| Crewed flight with three cosmonauts, ISS Expedition 49/50 | ||||||||
| 17 November 2016, 20:20:13 |
Soyuz-FG (11A511U-FG) |
LC-1/5, Baikonur | Soyuz MS-03 | Success | ||||
| Crewed flight with three cosmonauts, ISS Expedition 50/51 | ||||||||
| 1 December 2016, 14:51:52 |
Soyuz-U (11A511U) |
LC-1/5, Baikonur | Progress MS-04 | Failure | ||||
| ISS logistics. Blok I turbopump disintegrated T+382 seconds, rupturing the LOX tank. The Blok I and payload broke up over Tuva.[4] | ||||||||
2017[edit] | ||||||||
| Flight No. | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket, Configuration |
Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch outcome |
| VS-16 | 28 January 2017, 01:03:34 |
Soyuz-STB / Fregat-MT (14A14B) |
ELS, Kourou | Hispasat 36W-1 | Success | |||
| Communication satellite | ||||||||
| 22 February 2017, 05:58:33 |
Soyuz-U (11A511U) |
LC-1/5, Baikonur | Progress MS-05 | Success | ||||
| ISS logistics. Final flight of Soyuz-U | ||||||||
| 20 April 2017, 07:13:43 |
Soyuz-FG (11A511U-FG) |
LC-1/5, Baikonur | Soyuz MS-04 | Success | ||||
| Crewed flight with two cosmonauts. ISS Expedition 51/52. | ||||||||
| VS-17 | 18 May 2017, 11:54:53 |
Soyuz-STA / Fregat-MT (14A14A) |
ELS, Kourou | SES-15 | Success | |||
| Communication satellite | ||||||||
| 25 May 2017, 06:34 |
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat (14A14B) |
LC-43/4, Plesetsk | Kosmos 2518 (EKS (Tundra)) | Success | ||||
| Reconnaissance satellite | ||||||||
| 14 June 2017, 09:20:13 |
Soyuz-2.1a (14A14A) |
LC-31/6, Baikonur | Progress MS-06 | Success | ||||
| ISS logistics | ||||||||
| 23 June 2017, 18:04:33 |
Soyuz-2-1v / Volga (14A15) |
LC-43/4, Plesetsk | Kosmos 2519 Kosmos 2521 Kosmos 2523 |
Success | ||||
| Reconnaissance satellites | ||||||||
| 14 July 2017, 06:36:49 |
Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat (14A14A) |
LC-31/6, Baikonur | Kanopus-V-IK 72 other satellites |
Partial failure | ||||
| Earth observation satellite. Some of the secondary satellites were deployed to the wrong orbits,[5] and some secondary satellite operators collected insurance for DOA satellites.[6] Glavkosmos initially disagreed that there was a launch failure, but eventually confirmed a problem with the Fregat upper stage.[7] | ||||||||
| 28 July 2017, 15:41:12 |
Soyuz-FG (11A511U-FG) |
LC-1/5, Baikonur | Soyuz MS-05 | Success | ||||
| Piloted flight with three cosmonauts. ISS Expedition 52/53. | ||||||||
| 12 September 2017, 21:17:02 |
Soyuz-FG (11A511U-FG) |
LC-1/5, Baikonur | Soyuz MS-06 | Success | ||||
| Piloted flight with three cosmonauts. ISS Expedition 53/54. | ||||||||
| 22 September 2017, 00:02:32 |
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M (14A14B) |
LC-43/4, Plesetsk | Kosmos 2522 (GLONASS-M) | Success | ||||
| Navigation satellite | ||||||||
| 14 October 2017, 08:46:53 |
Soyuz-2.1a (14A14A) |
LC-31/6, Baikonur | Progress MS-07 | Success | ||||
| ISS logistics | ||||||||
| 28 November 2017, 05:41:46 |
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M (14A14B) |
LC-1S, Vostochny | Meteor-M No.2-1 18 microsatellites |
Failure | ||||
| Weather satellite, commercial microsatellite launches. Fregat programming error caused upper stage in wrong attitude configuration during first engine burn and led to accidental de-orbit | ||||||||
| 2 December 2017, 10:43:26 |
Soyuz-2.1b (14A14B) |
LC-43/4, Plesetsk | Kosmos-2524 (Lotos-S No.803) | Success | ||||
| Military reconnaissance satellite | ||||||||
| 17 December 2017, 07:21:01 |
Soyuz-FG (11A511U-FG) |
LC-1/5, Baikonur | Soyuz MS-07 | Success | ||||
| Piloted flight with three cosmonauts. ISS Expedition 54/55. | ||||||||
2018[edit] | ||||||||
| Flight No. | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket, Configuration |
Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch outcome |
| 1 February 2018, 02:07:18 |
Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat-M (14A14A) |
LC-1S, Vostochny | Kanopus-V-3 Kanopus-V-4 9 cubesats |
Success | ||||
| Earth observation satellites | ||||||||
| 13 February 2018, 08:13:33 |
Soyuz-2.1a (14A14A) |
LC-31/6, Baikonur | Progress MS-08 | Success | ||||
| ISS logistics | ||||||||
| VS-18 | 9 March 2018, 17:10:06 |
Soyuz-STB / Fregat-MT (14A14B) |
ELS, Kourou | O3b (x4) | Success | |||
| Low Earth orbit communication satellites | ||||||||
| 21 March 2018, 17:44:23 |
Soyuz-FG (11A511U-FG) |
LC-1/5, Baikonur | Soyuz MS-08 | Success | ||||
| Piloted flight with three cosmonauts. ISS Expedition 55/56. | ||||||||
| 29 March 2018, 17:38:42 |
Soyuz-2-1v (14A15) |
LC-43/4, Plesetsk | Kosmos 2525 (EMKA) | Success | ||||
| Reconnaissance satellite | ||||||||
| 6 June 2018, 11:12:39 |
Soyuz-FG (11A511U-FG) |
LC-1/5, Baikonur | Soyuz MS-09 | Success | ||||
| Piloted flight with three cosmonauts. ISS Expedition 56/57. | ||||||||
| 16 June 2018, 21:46:28 |
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M (14A14B) |
LC-43/4, Plesetsk | Kosmos 2527 (GLONASS-M) | Success | ||||
| Navigation satellite | ||||||||
| 9 July 2018, 21:51:34 |
Soyuz-2.1a (14A14A) |
LC-31/6, Baikonur | Progress MS-09 | Success | ||||
| ISS logistics | ||||||||
| 11 October 2018, 08:40:15 |
Soyuz-FG (11A511U-FG) |
LC-1/5, Baikonur | Soyuz MS-10 | Failure | ||||
| Piloted flight with two cosmonauts. ISS Expedition 57/58. Blok D strap-on collided with the core at staging due to an improper shutdown sequence caused by prelaunch damage. Crew escaped and were recovered successfully. | ||||||||
| 25 October 2018, 00:15:18 |
Soyuz-2.1b (14A14B) |
LC-43/4, Plesetsk | Kosmos-2528 (Lotos-S No.804) | Success | ||||
| Military reconnaissance satellite | ||||||||
| 3 November 2018, 20:17:53 |
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M (14A14B) |
LC-43/4, Plesetsk | Kosmos 2529 (GLONASS-M) | Success | ||||
| Navigation satellite | ||||||||
| VS-19 | 7 November 2018, 00:47:27 |
Soyuz-STB / Fregat-M (14A14B) |
ELS, Kourou | MetOp-C[8] | Success | |||
| Weather satellite | ||||||||
| 16 November 2018, 18:14:08 |
Soyuz-FG (11A511U-FG) |
LC-1/5, Baikonur | Progress MS-10 | Success | ||||
| ISS logistics | ||||||||
| 3 December 2018, 11:31:52 |
Soyuz-FG (11A511U-FG) |
LC-1/5, Baikonur | Soyuz MS-11 | Success | ||||
| Piloted flight with three cosmonauts. ISS Expedition 58/59. | ||||||||
| VS-20 | 19 December 2018, 16:37:14 |
Soyuz-STA / Fregat-M (14A14A) |
ELS, Kourou | CSO-1 | Success | |||
| Reconnaissance satellite | ||||||||
| 27 December 2018, 02:07:18 |
Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat-M (14A14A) |
LC-1S, Vostochny | Kanopus-V-5 Kanopus-V-6 26 cubesats |
Success | ||||
| Earth observation satellites | ||||||||
2019[edit] | ||||||||
| Flight No. | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket, Configuration |
Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch outcome |
| 21 February 2019, 16:47 |
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M (14A14B) |
LC-31/6, Baikonur | EgyptSat-A | Success | ||||
| Earth observation satellite Rocket's third stage shut down several seconds early due to improper fuel/oxidizer loading, but performance shortfall fully compensated by Fregat upper stage. | ||||||||
| VS-21 | 27 February 2019, 21:37:00 |
Soyuz-STB / Fregat-M (14A14B) |
ELS, Kourou | OneWeb 0006/0007/0008/0010/0011/0012 | Success | |||
| Low Earth orbit communication satellites | ||||||||
| 14 March 2019, 19:14:08 |
Soyuz-FG (11A511U-FG) |
LC-1/5, Baikonur | Soyuz MS-12 | Success | ||||
| Piloted flight with three cosmonauts. ISS Expedition 59/60. | ||||||||
| 4 April 2019, 11:01:34 |
Soyuz-2.1a (14A14A) |
LC-31/6, Baikonur | Progress MS-11 | Success | ||||
| ISS logistics | ||||||||
| VS-22 | 4 April 2019, 17:03:37 |
Soyuz-STB / Fregat-MT (14A14B) |
ELS, Kourou | O3b (x4) | Success | |||
| Low Earth orbit communication satellites | ||||||||
| 27 May 2019, 06:23:00 |
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M (14A14B) |
LC-43/4, Plesetsk | Kosmos 2534 (GLONASS-M) | Success | ||||
| Navigation satellite | ||||||||
| 5 July 2019, 05:41:46 |
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M (14A14B) |
LC-1S, Vostochny | Meteor-M No.2-1, 32 microsatellites | Success | ||||
| Weather satellite, commercial microsatellite launches. | ||||||||
| 10 July 2019, 17:14 |
Soyuz-2-1v / Volga (14A15) |
LC-43/4, Plesetsk | Kosmos 2535/Kosmos 2536/Kosmos 2537/Kosmos 2538 | Success | ||||
| Reconnaissance satellites | ||||||||
| 20 July 2019, 16:28:20 |
Soyuz-FG (11A511U-FG) |
LC-1/5, Baikonur | Soyuz MS-13 | Success | ||||
| Piloted flight with three cosmonauts. ISS Expedition 60/61. | ||||||||
| 30 July 2019, 05:56 |
Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat-M (14A14A) |
LC-43/4, Plesetsk | Meridian 8 | Success | ||||
| Military Communications satellite | ||||||||
| 31 July 2019, 12:10:46 |
Soyuz-2.1a (14A14A) |
LC-31/6, Baikonur | Progress MS-12 / 73P | Success | ||||
| ISS logistics | ||||||||
| 22 August 2019, 03:38:32 |
Soyuz-2.1a (14A14A) |
LC-31/6, Baikonur | Soyuz MS-14 | Success | ||||
| Qualification flight to ISS without crew of launching the Soyuz MS spacecraft using the Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle. | ||||||||
| 25 September 2019, 13:57:43 |
Soyuz-FG (11A511U-FG) |
LC-1/5, Baikonur | Soyuz MS-15 | Success | ||||
| Piloted flight with three cosmonauts. ISS Expedition 61/62. Last flight of the Soyuz-FG variant. | ||||||||
| 26 September 2019, 07:46 |
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M (14A14B) |
LC-43/4, Plesetsk | Kosmos 2541 (EKS (Tundra)) | Success | ||||
| Reconnaissance satellite | ||||||||
| 25 November 2019, 17:52:03 |
Soyuz-2-1v / Volga (14A15) |
LC-43/4, Plesetsk | Kosmos 2542 / Kosmos 2543 | Success | ||||
| Reconnaissance satellites | ||||||||
| 6 December 2019, 09:34:11 |
Soyuz-2.1a (14A14A) |
LC-31/6, Baikonur | Progress MS-13 / 74P | Success | ||||
| ISS logistics | ||||||||
| 11 December 2019, 08:54:48 |
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M (14A14B) |
LC-43/3, Plesetsk | Kosmos 2544 (GLONASS-M) | Success | ||||
| Navigation satellite | ||||||||
| VS-23 | 18 December 2019, 08:54:20 |
Soyuz-STA / Fregat-M (14A14A) |
ELS, Kourou | CSG-1/CHEOPS | Success | |||
| Radar Earth observation and exoplanet observation satellites | ||||||||
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