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The Soyuz-FG launch vehicle is an improved version of the Soyuz-U from the R-7 family of rockets designed and constructed by TsSKB-Progress in Samara. It made its maiden flight on May 20 2001 carrying a Progress M1-6 cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS).Since October 30 2002 the Soyuz-FG has been the only vehicle used by the Russian Federal Space Agency to launch Soyuz-TMA manned spacecraft to the ISS.

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diameter (km)
10.3
height (cm)
49.5
mass (kg)
3.05e+08
lower earth orbit payload (kg)
7.1e+06, 7.8e+06
country origin
Russia
launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Gagarin's Start
maiden flight
2001-05-20, 2003-06-02
manufacturer
Progress State Research and Production Rocket Space Center
rocket function
Launch vehicle
number of rocket stages
2, 3
successful launches
46
total launches
46

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