Launches / Soyuz 2.1b
Soyuz 2.1b, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
This is Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 6th launch of 2026, and its 344th in all.
Counting every operator, it is the 213th orbital launch attempt anywhere in 2026, and the fourth from 31/6.
Progress resupply mission to the International Space Station.
The International Space Station programme is tied together by a complex set of legal, political and financial agreements between the sixteen nations involved in the project, governing ownership of the various components, rights to crewing and utilization, and responsibilities for crew rotation and resupply of the International Space Station. It was conceived in 1984 by President Ronald Reagan, during the Space Station Freedom project as it was originally called.
Soyuz-2 is the 21st-century version of the Russian Soyuz rocket. In its basic form, it is a three-stage carrier rocket for placing payloads into low Earth orbit. The 2.1b version adds an upgraded engine (RD-0124) with improved performance to the second stage.
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
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.
343 launches so far, 332 of them successful. The last 67 in a row went to plan.
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