Launches / Soyuz 2.1a
Soyuz 2.1a, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
This was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 3rd launch of 2025, and its 332nd in all.
Counting every operator, it was the 150th orbital launch attempt anywhere in 2025, and the third from 31/6.
Progress resupply mission to the International Space Station.
The International Space Station programme is tied together by a complex set of legal, political and financial agreements between the sixteen nations involved in the project, governing ownership of the various components, rights to crewing and utilization, and responsibilities for crew rotation and resupply of the International Space Station. It was conceived in 1984 by President Ronald Reagan, during the Space Station Freedom project as it was originally called.
The Soyuz 2.1A converted the flight control system from analog to digital, which allowed launch from fixed platforms. It also allowed big fairings and payloads. It is currently used for crewed Soyuz and Progress flights to the ISS.
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.
343 launches so far, 332 of them successful. The last 67 in a row went to plan.
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