Rockets of Russia and Ukraine


Soyuz Launch Vehicle (Being Prepared)

2006-10 (C) Seiji Yoshimoto

Angara Launch Vehicle (Being Prepared)

Courtesy of Khrunichev Space Center

Proton Launch Vehicle (Being Prepared)

Courtesy of Khrunichev Space Center

Soyuz Launch Vehicle


Being Prepared

History of Rocket Development in Russia and Ukraine

Being Prepared

Angara Launch Vehicle


Being Prepared

Cyclone Launch Vehicle

Being Prepared

Proton Launch Vehicle

Being Prepared

Zenit Launch Vehicle

Being Prepared

Dnepr Launch Vehicle

(C) Kosmotras

Microspace Launch Vehicle
Proposed by Yuzhnoye


Being Prepared

Rokot Launch Vehicle

Being Prepared

Start-1 Launch Vehicle

Being Prepared

Shtil-1 Launch Vehicle

Being Prepared

History of Rocket Development (Being Prepared)

2006-10 (C) Seiji Yoshimoto

Zenit Launch Vehicle (Being Prepared)

Courtesy of SDO Yuzhnoye

Cyclon Launch Vehicle (Being Prepared)

Courtesy of SDO Yuzhnoye

Microspace Launch Vehicle (Being Prepared)

Courtesy of SDO Yuzhnoye

There are various kinds of very reliable and cost effective launch vehicles produced in Russia and Ukraine. Today they have about 50% share in the world's space launches, playing major roles in the world.

World's launch record in 2006

World's Launch Record in 2006


Date

Launch Vehicle

Launch Base

Payload

Orbit

Result

10/28

Long March 3B

Xichang

Xinnuo-2 (Sinosat-2)

GTO

Success

10/26

Delta II

Cape Canaveral

STEREO

EEO

Success

10/24

Long March 4B

Taiyuan

Shijian 6

LEO/P

Success

10/23

Soyuz-U

Baikonur

Progress M-58

LEO/ISS

Success

10/19

Soyuz 2

Baikonur

MetOp-A,

LEO/S

Success

10/14

Ariane 5 ECA

Kourou

DircTV9S, OptusD1, LDREX2

GTO

Success

9/25

Delta II

Cape Canaveral

GPS II-R 15(M)

MTO/GPS

Success

9/22

M-V

Uchinoura

Solar-B

LEO/S

Success

9/18

Soyuz

Baikonur

Soyuz TMA-9

LEO/ISS

Success

9/14

Soyuz U

Baikonur

Kosmos 2423

LEO

Success

9/12

Long March 3A

Xichang

Chinasat 22A

GTO

Success

9/11

H-IIA

Tanegashima

IGS

LEO/S

Success

9/10

Long March 2C

Jiuquan

Shijian 8

LEO

Success

9/09

Space Shuttle

NASA KSC

Atllantis STS-122

LEO/ISS

Success

8/22

Zenit 3SL + DMSL

Odyssey

Koreasat 5

GTO

Success

8/11

Ariane 5 ECA

Kourou

Syracuse3B + JCSAT10

GTO

Success

8/04

Proton M + Briz M

Baikonur

Hotbird 8

GTO

Success

7/28

Rockot + Briz KM

Plesetsk

Kompsat-2

LEO/S

Success

7/26

Dnepr

Baikonur

BelKA + microsats

Failure

7/21

Molniya-M

Plesetsk

Kosmos 2422

EEO/M

Success

7/12

Dnepr

Yasny

Genesis 1

LEO

Success

7/10

GSLV

Satish Dhawan SC

Insat 4C

Failure

7/04

Space Shuttle

NASA KSC

Discovery STS-121

LEO/ISS

Success

6/28

Delta IV

Vandenberg AFB

NROL-22

EEO/M

Success

6/25

Cyclon-2

Baikonur

Kosmos 2421

LEO

Success

6/24

Soyuz U

Baikonur

Progress 57

LEO

Success

6/22

Delta II

Cape Canaveral

MiTEx A/B

GTO

Success

6/19

Zenit 3SL + DMSL

Odyssey

Galaxy 16

GTO

Success

6/18

Proton K + DM-2M

Baikonur

Kazsat 1

GEO

Success

6/15

Soyuz U

Baikonur

Resurs DK-1

LEO

Success

5/28

Ariane 5 ECA

Kourou

Satmex 6 + Thaicom 5

GTO

Success

5/28

Shtil-1

Ekaterinburg

Compass 2

LEO

Success

5/25

Delta IV

Cape Canaveral

GOES-N

GTO+

Success

5/04

Soyuz U

Plesetsk

Kosmos 2420

LEO

Success

4/28

Delta II

Vandenberg AFB

CloudSat + CALIPSO

LEO/S

Success

4/27

Long March 4B

Taiyuan

Yaogan 1

LEO/S

Success

4/26

Start-1

Svobodny

Eros-B1

LEO/S

Success

4/24

Soyuz U

Baikonur

Progress M-56

LEO

Success

4/20

Atlas V -411

Cape Canaveral

ASTRA 1KR

GTO+

Success

4/15

Minotaur 1

Vandenberg AFB

Formosat 3

LEO/S

Success

4/13

Zenit 3SL + DMSL

Odyssey

JCSAT-9

GTO

Success

3/30

Soyuz

Baikonur

Soyuz TMA-8

LEO

Success

3/24

Falcon 1

Kwajalein

Falconsat 2

Failure

3/22

Pegasus XL

Vandenberg + L1011

SpaceTech 5

EEO/P

Success

3/11

Ariane 5 ECA

Kourou

Spainsat + Hotbird 7A

GTO

Success

2/28

Proton-M + Briz-M

Baikonur

ArabSat 4A

Failure

2/22

M-V

Uchinoura

ASTRO-F

LEO/S

Success

2/18

H-IIA

Tanegashima

MTSAT-2

GTO

Success

2/15

Zenit 3SL + DMSL

Odyssey

EchoStar X

GTO

Success

1/24

H-IIA

Tanegashima

ALOS

LEO/S

Success

1/19

Atlas V 511

Cape Canaveral

Pluto New Horizons

HCO

Success


Russian / Ukrainian Rockets

have about 50% share in the world's space launches.


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