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Soyuz

updated 7 days ago

Russian medium-lift crewed orbital rocket

Soyuz has been flying without a break since 1966 — the longest run of any orbital rocket ever, descended from the R-7 that put Sputnik up in 1957. Since 2022 it carries almost only Russian government payloads; Western customers stopped booking after the invasion of Ukraine.

We track every Soyuz launch.

Next launch in 40 daysSep 9

Service since 1965
1965 to 2028
1965 first flight 1979 peak (46 launches)
launches
1,178
success
97%
upcoming
41

Soyuz launch activity

Past launches and what's coming up View 2026 launches →

  1. Apr 03 202606:28 UTC
    Apr 03 2026
    06:28 UTC
    Success
  2. Apr 16 202623:18 UTC
    Apr 16 2026
    23:18 UTC
    Success
  3. Apr 25 202622:21 UTC
    Apr 25 2026
    22:21 UTC
    Success
  4. Jul 14 202614:47 UTC
    Jul 14 2026
    14:47 UTC
    Success
  5. Jul 19 2026
    Jul 19 2026
    Success
  6. Now Jul 31 · 2026
  7. Upcoming

  8. Sep 09 202604:10 UTC
    Sep 09 2026
    04:10 UTC
  9. Sep 2026
    Sep 2026
  10. Nov 2026
    Nov 2026
  11. Q4 2026
    Q4 2026
  12. 2026
    2026

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