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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
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History of Rocket Development in Russia and Ukraine
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Cyclone Launch Vehicle
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Proton Launch Vehicle
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Zenit Launch Vehicle
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Dnepr Launch Vehicle
(C) Kosmotras
Microspace Launch Vehicle
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Rokot Launch Vehicle
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Start-1 Launch Vehicle
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Shtil-1 Launch Vehicle
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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
Russia |
Moscow |
St. Petersburg |
Zheleznogorsk |
Yasny |
Baikonur |
Ukraine |
Kiev |
Dnepropetrovsk |
Japan |
Tokyo |
Yokohama |
Kyoto |
Kamakura |
Nikko |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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