Soyuz 2.1b/Volga

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Progress Rocket Space Center (PRSC)

April 16, 2026

Description

Specifications
  • Minimum Stage
    2
  • Max Stage
    3
  • Length
    46.3 m
  • Diameter
    2.95 m
  • Fairing Diameter
  • Launch Mass
  • Thrust
    4149.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Soyuz 2.1b/Volga
  • Family
  • Variant
    Volga
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Soyuz 2.1b Volga
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

Progress Rocket Space Center

Commercial
CEO: Dmitry Baranov
PRSC 1996

Progress Rocket Space Centre, formerly known as TsSKB-Progress, is a space science and aerospace research company which is known for manufacturing launch vehicles and satellites. Most notably, Progress Rocket Space Centre is the manufacturer of Soyuz launch vehicles.

Soyuz 2.1b/Volga | Kosmos (Unknown Payload)

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
April 16, 2026, 11:17 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Unknown satellite(s) for the Russian military.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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