DEMOSTENES: Primer cohete ruso 'Soyuz ST' despegará desde Kourou el próximo 17 de diciembre

DEMOSTENES: Primer cohete ruso 'Soyuz ST' despegará desde Kourou el próximo 17 de diciembre

Soyuz 2 (Soyuz 2.1a/2.1b/ST/STK)

A MetOp spacecraft ready for the launch atop a Soyuz-2.1a rocket.
Function	Orbital carrier rocket
Manufacturer	TsSKB-Progress
Country of origin	Russia
Size
Height	46.1 m (151.2 ft)
Diameter	2.95 m (9.67 ft)
Mass	305,000 kg (672,000 lb)
Stages	2 or 3
Capacity
Payload to LEO	7,800 kg (17,100 lb)
Payload to 800km SSO (With Fregat)	4,500 kg (9,900 lb)
Associated rockets
Family	R-7 (Soyuz)
Launch history
Status	Active
Launch sites	LC-31/6, Baikonur LC-43, Plesetsk ELS, Centre Spatial Guyanais* * = Under construction
Total launches	6 (2.1a: 3, 2.1b: 3)
Successes	5 (2.1a: 2, 2.1b: 3)
Partial failures	1 (2.1a)
Maiden flight	2.1a: 8 November 2004 2.1b: 27 December 2006
Notable payloads	COROT
Boosters (Stage 0)
No boosters	4
Engines	1 RD-117
Thrust	1,021.097 kN
Specific impulse	310 sec
Burn time	120 seconds
Fuel	LOX/RP-1
First stage
Engines	1 RD-118
Thrust	999.601 kN (224,719 LBf)
Specific impulse	311 sec
Burn time	286 seconds
Fuel	LOX/RP-1
Second stage
Engines	1 RD-0124
Thrust	294 kN (66,093 LBf)
Specific impulse	359 sec
Burn time	300 seconds
Fuel	LOX/RP-1
Third stage (Optional) - Fregat
Engines	1 S5.92
Thrust	19.6 kN (4,406 LBf)
Specific impulse	327 sec
Burn time	877 seconds
Fuel	N2O4/UDMH