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International Space Flight (ESA, Russia, China and others) => Russian Launchers - Soyuz, Progress and Uncrewed => Topic started by: Matt32 on 05/20/2009 08:15 pm

Title: Grand total of soyuz/pogress spacecraft launches to date
Post by: Matt32 on 05/20/2009 08:15 pm: I was hoping I could pick peoples' brains on this topic. Basic internet searches so far have been limited help...

I'm after a figure for the total number of successful launches of soyuz and progress spacecraft (spacecraft not the booster). A breakdown of manned soyuz versus unmanned progress would be helpful- basically all the spacecraft successfully launched into orbit that can trace their design heritage back to the proposed command ship for the Soviet manned lunar program.

(This info may end up being used in an article on www.damninteresting.com (http://www.damninteresting.com) if the site ever emerges from its current state of hibernation... but don't hold your breath!)

Thanks in advance.

And if Chris is reading this- thanks for the great site.
Matt
(long-time lurker, first-time poster)
Title: Re: Grand total of soyuz/pogress spacecraft launches to date
Post by: William Graham on 05/20/2009 08:27 pm: To date there have been 123 Progress launches (43 7K-TG including Kosmos-1669, 66 Progress-M 11F615A55, 2 Progress-M 11F615A60, 11 Progress-M1 11F615A55 and Progress M-SO1), and 100 manned Soyuz launches (101 missions including one manned launch with unmanned landing, and one unmanned launch with manned landing). Of the manned flights, two failed to orbit, and two more resulted in LOC during re-entry/landing.

There were at least 26 unmanned Soyuz test flights, but I do not have the exact figure available at the moment.
Title: Re: Grand total of soyuz/pogress spacecraft launches to date
Post by: Chris Bergin on 05/20/2009 08:49 pm: Quote from: Matt32 on 05/20/2009 08:15 pm

And if Chris is reading this- thanks for the great site.
Matt
(long-time lurker, first-time poster)

Much appreciated - welcome to the site's forum :)
Title: Re: Grand total of soyuz/pogress spacecraft launches to date
Post by: Ronsmytheiii on 05/20/2009 08:54 pm: Are zond flights counted under unmanned soyuz flights?
Title: Re: Grand total of soyuz/pogress spacecraft launches to date
Post by: anik on 05/21/2009 03:58 pm: Quote from: GW_Simulations on 05/20/2009 08:27 pm
Of the manned flights, two failed to orbit

It is true for Soyuz launch on April 5, 1975. But it is not true in the case with Soyuz T on September 26, 1983, because there was not launch of rocket at all. It was emergency using of Launch Escape System.

Quote from: GW_Simulations on 05/20/2009 08:27 pm
There were at least 26 unmanned Soyuz test flights, but I do not have the exact figure available at the moment

I have only 22 completely unmanned Soyuz spaceflights: Kosmos-133, Kosmos-140, Kosmos-186, Kosmos-188, Kosmos-212, Kosmos-213, Kosmos-238, Soyuz-2, Kosmos-496, Kosmos-573, Kosmos-613, Kosmos-638, Kosmos-656, Kosmos-670, Kosmos-672, Kosmos-772, Soyuz-20, Kosmos-869, Kosmos-1001, Kosmos-1074, Soyuz T, Soyuz TM.
Title: Re: Grand total of soyuz/pogress spacecraft launches to date
Post by: jacqmans on 05/21/2009 05:38 pm: The 1,743rd flight of a Soyuz launch vehicle was performed on Thursday, May 7, 2009
Title: Re: Grand total of soyuz/pogress spacecraft launches to date
Post by: William Graham on 05/21/2009 07:06 pm: Quote from: anik on 05/21/2009 03:58 pm
Quote from: GW_Simulations on 05/20/2009 08:27 pm
Of the manned flights, two failed to orbit

It is true for Soyuz launch on April 5, 1975. But it is not true in the case with Soyuz T on September 26, 1983, because there was not launch of rocket at all. It was emergency using of Launch Escape System.

Quote from: GW_Simulations on 05/20/2009 08:27 pm
There were at least 26 unmanned Soyuz test flights, but I do not have the exact figure available at the moment

I have only 22 completely unmanned Soyuz spaceflights: Kosmos-133, Kosmos-140, Kosmos-186, Kosmos-188, Kosmos-212, Kosmos-213, Kosmos-238, Soyuz-2, Kosmos-496, Kosmos-573, Kosmos-613, Kosmos-638, Kosmos-656, Kosmos-670, Kosmos-672, Kosmos-772, Soyuz-20, Kosmos-869, Kosmos-1001, Kosmos-1074, Soyuz T, Soyuz TM.

My figures came from Wikipedia, so I'd be inclined to believe yours. As for the incident on what would have been T-10, it did still result in something being launched, so I consider it a launch.
Title: Re: Grand total of soyuz/pogress spacecraft launches to date
Post by: Stan Black on 05/21/2009 08:17 pm: If Zond counts does Gamma too?

http://www.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/content/numbers/231/soyuz-all-flights.pdf

Progress-M SO-1 was model 7K-GKM

You said orbital only; otherwise things get a little confusing as both a Zond and a Soyuz descent module flew a second time after a launch abort?
Isn't a Launch Escape System a rocket?
Title: Re: Grand total of soyuz/pogress spacecraft launches to date
Post by: Matt32 on 05/21/2009 08:28 pm: Thanks all- that gives me plenty to go on. Seems like we're talking in the order of 250 flights-to-orbit in total for the basic Soyuz/Progress design.

(My own wikipedia searching skills are clearly lacking...)

Quote from: Ronsmytheiii on 05/20/2009 08:54 pm
Are zond flights counted under unmanned soyuz flights?
Zond was a stripped down version of the same basic design, so according to my original definition, they should count in the grand total. Don't think they were classified as 'soyuz' though, so presumably they would be additional to the 22-odd unmanned soyuz flights?
Title: Re: Grand total of soyuz/pogress spacecraft launches to date
Post by: William Graham on 05/21/2009 09:06 pm: Two Soyuz 7K-L3 spacecraft failed to orbit during N1 testing.