Launch vehicle statistics

Looking at the Soyuz-U2 statistics, it looks as if some of the photoreconnaissance satellites supposed to have used the U2 have been omitted. Unless they really did use the U, of course!

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Re: Launch vehicle statistics

« Reply #4 on: 03/08/2010 06:56 pm »

And some U2s flew as Us!

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Re: Launch vehicle statistics

« Reply #5 on: 03/09/2010 12:10 am »

Quote from: Stan Black on 03/08/2010 06:56 pm

And some U2s flew as Us!

Pardon???!

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Re: Launch vehicle statistics

« Reply #6 on: 03/09/2010 01:44 pm »

Gunter Krebs has a different listing of Soyuz-U2 launches which includes more Cosmos satellites than does the Novosti Kosmonavtiki forum listing. See http://www.skyrocket.de/space/space.html and then look at the Soyuz-U2 entry.

Nr Vehicle Date LS Suc Payload
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1 Soyuz-U2 28.12.82 TB Kosmos 1426 (Yantar-4KS1 #1, Terilen #1)
2 Soyuz-U2 15.04.84 TB Progress 20
3 Soyuz-U2 14.05.84 TB Kosmos 1552 (Yantar-4KS1 #2, Terilen #2)
4 Soyuz-U2 25.03.85 TB Kosmos 1643 (Yantar-4KS1 #3, Terilen #3)
5 Soyuz-U2 06.06.85 TB Soyuz-T 13
6 Soyuz-U2 17.09.85 TB Soyuz-T 14
7 Soyuz-U2 07.02.86 TB Kosmos 1731 (Yantar-4KS1 #4, Terilen #4)
8 Soyuz-U2 13.03.86 TB Soyuz-T 15
9 Soyuz-U2 19.03.86 TB Progress 25
10 Soyuz-U2 23.04.86 TB Progress 26
11 Soyuz-U2 21.05.86 TB Soyuz-TM 1
12 Soyuz-U2 06.08.86 TB Kosmos 1770 (Yantar-4KS1 #5, Terilen #5)
13 Soyuz-U2 26.12.86 TB Kosmos 1810 (Yantar-4KS1 #6, Terilen #6)
14 Soyuz-U2 16.01.87 TB Progress 27
15 Soyuz-U2 05.02.87 TB Soyuz-TM 2
16 Soyuz-U2 03.03.87 TB Progress 28
17 Soyuz-U2 16.04.87 TB Kosmos 1836 (Yantar-4KS1 #7, Terilen #7)
18 Soyuz-U2 21.04.87 TB Progress 29
19 Soyuz-U2 19.05.87 TB Progress 30
20 Soyuz-U2 22.07.87 TB Soyuz-TM 3
21 Soyuz-U2 03.08.87 TB Progress 31
22 Soyuz-U2 11.09.87 TB Kosmos 1881 (Yantar-4KS1 #8, Terilen #8)
23 Soyuz-U2 23.09.87 TB Progress 32
24 Soyuz-U2 20.11.87 TB Progress 33
25 Soyuz-U2 21.12.87 TB Soyuz-TM 4
26 Soyuz-U2 20.01.88 TB Progress 34
27 Soyuz-U2 23.03.88 TB Progress 35
28 Soyuz-U2 30.03.88 Pl Kosmos 1936 (Yantar-4KS1 #9, Terilen #9)
29 Soyuz-U2 13.05.88 TB Progress 36
30 Soyuz-U2 07.06.88 TB Soyuz-TM 5
31 Soyuz-U2 09.07.88 TB F Kosmos (1958) (Yantar-4KS1 #10, Terilen #10)
32 Soyuz-U2 18.07.88 TB Progress 37
33 Soyuz-U2 29.08.88 TB Soyuz-TM 6
34 Soyuz-U2 09.09.88 TB Progress 38
35 Soyuz-U2 11.11.88 TB F Kosmos (1979) (Yantar-4KS1 #11, Terilen #11)
36 Soyuz-U2 26.11.88 TB Soyuz-TM 7
37 Soyuz-U2 25.12.88 TB Progress 39
38 Soyuz-U2 10.02.89 TB Progress 40
39 Soyuz-U2 16.03.89 TB Progress 41
40 Soyuz-U2 23.03.89 TB Kosmos 2007 (Yantar-4KS1 #12, Terilen #12)
41 Soyuz-U2 18.07.89 TB Kosmos 2031 (Orlets #1, Don #1)
42 Soyuz-U2 23.08.89 TB Progress-M 1
43 Soyuz-U2 05.09.89 TB Soyuz-TM 8
44 Soyuz-U2 17.11.89 TB Kosmos 2049 (Yantar-4KS1 #13, Terilen #13)
45 Soyuz-U2 20.12.89 TB Progress-M 2
46 Soyuz-U2 11.02.90 TB Soyuz-TM 9
47 Soyuz-U2 28.02.90 TB Progress-M 3
48 Soyuz-U2 13.04.90 Pl Kosmos 2072 (Yantar-4KS1 #14, Terilen #14)
49 Soyuz-U2 05.05.90 TB Progress 42
50 Soyuz-U2 01.08.90 TB Soyuz-TM 10
51 Soyuz-U2 15.08.90 TB Progress-M 4
52 Soyuz-U2 27.09.90 TB Progress-M 5 / VBK-Raduga 1
53 Soyuz-U2 01.10.90 TB Kosmos 2101 (Orlets #2, Don #2)
54 Soyuz-U2 02.12.90 TB Soyuz-TM 11
55 Soyuz-U2 21.12.90 TB Kosmos 2113 (Yantar-4KS1 #15, Terilen #15)
56 Soyuz-U2 14.01.91 TB Progress-M 6
57 Soyuz-U2 19.03.91 TB Progress-M 7 / VBK-Raduga 2
58 Soyuz-U2 18.05.91 TB Soyuz-TM 12 / Mak 1 ?
59 Soyuz-U2 30.05.91 TB Progress-M 8 / Naduvaniy gazovoy ballon
60 Soyuz-U2 10.07.91 TB Kosmos 2153 (Yantar-4KS1M #1, Neman #1)
61 Soyuz-U2 20.08.91 TB Progress-M 9 / VBK-Raduga 3
62 Soyuz-U2 02.10.91 TB Soyuz-TM 13
63 Soyuz-U2 09.10.91 TB Kosmos 2163 (Orlets #3, Don #3)
64 Soyuz-U2 17.10.91 TB Progress-M 10 / VBK-Raduga 4
65 Soyuz-U2 25.01.92 TB Progress-M 11
66 Soyuz-U2 17.03.92 TB Soyuz-TM 14
67 Soyuz-U2 08.04.92 TB Kosmos 2183 (Yantar-4KS1M #2, Neman #2)
68 Soyuz-U2 19.04.92 TB Progress-M 12 / VBK-Raduga 5
69 Soyuz-U2 30.06.92 TB Progress-M 13
70 Soyuz-U2 27.07.92 TB Soyuz-TM 15 / Mak 2
71 Soyuz-U2 15.08.92 TB Progress-M 14 / VBK-Raduga 6 / VDU 1
72 Soyuz-U2 27.10.92 TB Progress-M 15 & Znamya 2 / Mak 2
73 Soyuz-U2 09.12.92 TB Kosmos 2223 (Yantar-4KS1M #3, Neman #3)
74 Soyuz-U2 22.12.92 TB Kosmos 2225 (Orlets #4, Don #4)
75 Soyuz-U2 24.01.93 TB Soyuz-TM 16
76 Soyuz-U2 21.02.93 TB Progress-M 16
77 Soyuz-U2 31.03.93 TB Progress-M 17
78 Soyuz-U2 22.05.93 TB Progress-M 18 / VBK-Raduga 7
79 Soyuz-U2 01.07.93 TB Soyuz-TM 17
80 Soyuz-U2 07.09.93 TB Kosmos 2262 (Orlets #5, Don #5)
81 Soyuz-U2 05.11.93 TB Kosmos 2267 (Yantar-4KS1M #4, Neman #4)
82 Soyuz-U2 08.01.94 TB Soyuz-TM 18
83 Soyuz-U2 28.04.94 TB Kosmos 2280 (Yantar-4KS1M #5, Neman #5)
84 Soyuz-U2 01.07.94 TB Soyuz-TM 19
85 Soyuz-U2 03.10.94 TB Soyuz-TM 20
86 Soyuz-U2 29.12.94 TB Kosmos 2305 (Yantar-4KS1M #6, Neman #6)
87 Soyuz-U2 14.03.95 TB Soyuz-TM 21
88 Soyuz-U2 03.09.95 TB Soyuz-TM 22

Any comments about it? Is it accurate as far as the Cosmos launches are concerned?

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Re: Launch vehicle statistics

« Reply #7 on: 03/09/2010 05:16 pm »

Quote from: Phillip Clark on 03/09/2010 12:10 am

Quote from: Stan Black on 03/08/2010 06:56 pm
And some U2s flew as Us!

Pardon???!

http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=19832.msg517003#msg517003

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Re: Launch vehicle statistics

« Reply #8 on: 03/09/2010 05:30 pm »

Quote from: Stan Black on 03/09/2010 05:16 pm

Quote from: Phillip Clark on 03/09/2010 12:10 am
Quote from: Stan Black on 03/08/2010 06:56 pm
And some U2s flew as Us!

Pardon???!

http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=19832.msg517003#msg517003

Thank you ....... more than ten years ago I suggested to someone that the Russians were trying to confuse us to death!! I recall that when they started to name launch vehicles in the launch announcements they would use "Soyuz" whether they meant U or U2, and they rarely distinguished between the two variants for Cosmos launches.

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Re: Launch vehicle statistics

« Reply #9 on: 03/09/2010 05:42 pm »

Quote from: Phillip Clark on 03/09/2010 01:44 pm

Gunter Krebs has a different listing of Soyuz-U2 launches which includes more Cosmos satellites than does the Novosti Kosmonavtiki forum listing. See http://www.skyrocket.de/space/space.html and then look at the Soyuz-U2 entry.

I have my own list here :

http://www.kosmonavtika.com/lanceurs/soyouz/liste/11A511U-2.html

I have not found NK's list, but my one is very differents from Gunter's one...

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Re: Launch vehicle statistics

« Reply #10 on: 03/09/2010 05:57 pm »

Quote from: Nicolas PILLET on 03/09/2010 05:42 pm

Quote from: Phillip Clark on 03/09/2010 01:44 pm
Gunter Krebs has a different listing of Soyuz-U2 launches which includes more Cosmos satellites than does the Novosti Kosmonavtiki forum listing. See http://www.skyrocket.de/space/space.html and then look at the Soyuz-U2 entry.

I have my own list here :

http://www.kosmonavtika.com/lanceurs/soyouz/liste/11A511U-2.html

I have not found NK's list, but my one is very differents from Gunter's one...

Progress 20 went up on the fifth rocket; first four launched Zenit-6
03.12.1983 Kosmos 1425
16.03.1983 Kosmos 1446
26.01.1984 Kosmos 1533
07.03.1984 Kosmos 1542
15.04.1984 Progress 20

http://www.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=304&start=1155
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=17286.msg424221#msg424221

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Re: Launch vehicle statistics

« Reply #11 on: 03/09/2010 06:32 pm »

I think that we can conclude that there are still many questions to be answered about the Soyuz-U2 launch record!!

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Re: Launch vehicle statistics

« Reply #12 on: 03/12/2010 07:43 am »

http://www.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=499547#499547

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Re: Launch vehicle statistics

« Reply #13 on: 04/03/2010 07:58 pm »

	Year	Date	Payload	Launch Complex	Serial
01.	1982	23.12	Kosmos 1425
02.	1983	16.03	Kosmos 1446
03.	1984	26.01	Kosmos 1533	31/6
04.		07.03	Kosmos 1542	31/6
05.		15.04	Progress 20	31/6	Ю15000-	005
06.		17.07	Soyuz T-12	31/6	Ю15000-	006
07.	1985	06.06	Soyuz T-13	1/5	Б15000-	008
08.		17.09	Soyuz T-14	1/5	Щ15000-	007
09.	1986	13.03	Soyuz T-15	1/5	Б15000-	012
10.		19.03	Progress 25	1/5	Б15000-	010
11.		23.04	Progress 26	1/5	Б15000-	009
12.		21.05	Soyuz TM-1	1/5	Б15000-	013
13.	1987	16.01	Progress 27	1/5	Б15000-	011
14.		06.02	Soyuz TM-2	1/5	И15000-	014
15.		03.03	Progress 28	1/5	И15000-	016
16.		21.04	Progress 29	1/5	И15000-	015
17.		19.05	Progress 30	1/5	И15000-	018
18.		22.07	Soyuz TM-3	1/5
19.		03.08	Progress 31	1/5	И15000-	017
20.		24.09	Progress 32	1/5	Л15000-	021
21.		21.11	Progress 33	1/5	Л15000-	022
22.		21.12	Soyuz TM-4	1/5
23.	1988	21.01	Progress 34	1/5	Л15000-	025
24.		24.03	Progress 35	1/5	Л15000-	026
25.		13.05	Progress 36	1/5	Л15000-	023
26.		07.06	Soyuz TM-5	1/5
27.		19.07	Progress 37	1/5	Л15000-	024
28.		29.08	Soyuz TM-6	1/5
29.		10.09	Progress 38	1/5	76048930
30.		26.11	Soyuz TM-7	1/5
31.		25.12	Progress 39	1/5	Е15000-	029
32.	1989	10.02	Progress 40	1/5	Е15000-	032
33.		16.03	Progress 41	1/5	Т15000-	034
34.		23.08	Progress M-1	1/5	Т15000-	037
35.		06.09	Soyuz TM-8	1/5
36.		20.12	Progress M-2	1/5		039
37.	1990	11.02	Soyuz TM-9	1/5
38.		01.03	Progress M-3	1/5	Т15000-	040
39.		05.05	Progress 42	1/5	Т15000-	041
40.		11.07	Gamma
41.		01.08	Soyuz TM-10	1/5
42.		15.08	Progress M-4	1/5	Т15000-	042
43.		27.09	Progress M-5	1/5	Т15000-	044
44.		01.10	Kosmos 2101	1/5
45.		02.12	Soyuz TM-11	1/5
46.	1991	14.01	Progress M-6	1/5	Г15000-	045
47.		19.03	Progress M-7	1/5	Р15000-	049
48.		18.05	Soyuz TM-12	1/5	Р15000-	051
49.		30.05	Progress M-8	1/5	Р15000-	050
50.		21.08	Progress M-9	1/5	Г15000-	047
51.		02.10	Soyuz TM-13	1/5
52.		09.10	Kosmos 2163	1/5
53.		17.10	Progress M-10	1/5		055
54.	1992	25.01	Progress M-11	1/5	Р15000-	058
55.		17.03	Soyuz TM-14	1/5
56.		20.04	Progress M-12	1/5	Р15000-	059
57.		30.06	Progress M-13	31/6		062
58.		27.07	Soyuz TM-15	1/5
59.		16.08	Progress M-14	31/6	У15000-	064
60.		27.10	Progress M-15	31/6		061
61.	1993	24.01	Soyuz TM-16	1/5
62.		21.02	Progress M16	1/5	У15000-	068
63.		31.03	Progress M-17	1/5	Н15000-	069
64.		22.05	Progress M-18	1/5			*
65.		01.07	Soyuz TM-17	1/5
66.		07.09	Kosmos 2262	1/5	77044356
67.	1994	08.01	Soyuz TM-18	1/5
68.		22.05	Progress M-23	1/5	76024355		*
69.		01.07	Soyuz TM-19	1/5
60.		04.10	Soyuz TM-20	1/5
71.	1995	14.03	Soyuz TM-21	1/5
72.		03.09	Soyuz TM-22	1/5

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Re: Launch vehicle statistics

« Reply #14 on: 04/26/2010 08:37 am »

Quote from: Phillip Clark on 03/09/2010 01:44 pm

Gunter Krebs has a different listing of Soyuz-U2 launches which includes more Cosmos satellites than does the Novosti Kosmonavtiki forum listing. See http://www.skyrocket.de/space/space.html and then look at the Soyuz-U2 entry.

...

Any comments about it? Is it accurate as far as the Cosmos launches are concerned?

No, my list ist not up to date, as i had not the time to go through different newer publications. My R-7 lists needs some rework, which i hopefully will be able to do soon.

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Re: Launch vehicle statistics

« Reply #15 on: 05/14/2010 09:04 pm »

	Year	Date	Payload	Launch Complex	Serial
01.	1982	23.12	Kosmos 1425		77024777
02.	1983	16.03	Kosmos 1446		77024778
03.	1984	26.01	Kosmos 1533	31/6	76032791
04.		07.03	Kosmos 1542	31/6	76032792
05.		15.04	Progress 20	31/6	Ю15000-	005
06.		17.07	Soyuz T-12	31/6	Ю15000-	006
07.	1985	06.06	Soyuz T-13	1/5	Б15000-	008
08.		17.09	Soyuz T-14	1/5	Щ15000-	007
09.	1986	13.03	Soyuz T-15	1/5	Б15000-	012
10.		19.03	Progress 25	1/5	Б15000-	010
11.		23.04	Progress 26	1/5	Б15000-	009
12.		21.05	Soyuz TM-1	1/5	Б15000-	013
13.	1987	16.01	Progress 27	1/5	Б15000-	011
14.		06.02	Soyuz TM-2	1/5	И15000-	014
15.		03.03	Progress 28	1/5	И15000-	016
16.		21.04	Progress 29	1/5	И15000-	015
17.		19.05	Progress 30	1/5	И15000-	018
18.		22.07	Soyuz TM-3	1/5	И15000-	019
19.		03.08	Progress 31	1/5	И15000-	017
20.		24.09	Progress 32	1/5	Л15000-	021
21.		21.11	Progress 33	1/5	Л15000-	022
22.		21.12	Soyuz TM-4	1/5		020
23.	1988	21.01	Progress 34	1/5	Л15000-	025
24.		24.03	Progress 35	1/5	Л15000-	026
25.		13.05	Progress 36	1/5	Л15000-	023
26.		07.06	Soyuz TM-5	1/5	И15000-	027?
27.		19.07	Progress 37	1/5	Л15000-	024
28.		29.08	Soyuz TM-6	1/5	Е15000-	031
29.		10.09	Progress 38	1/5	76048930
30.		26.11	Soyuz TM-7	1/5	Е15000-	028
31.		25.12	Progress 39	1/5	Е15000-	029
32.	1989	10.02	Progress 40	1/5	Е15000-	032
33.		16.03	Progress 41	1/5	Т15000-	034
34.		23.08	Progress M-1	1/5	Т15000-	037
35.		06.09	Soyuz TM-8	1/5	Е15000-	028
36.		20.12	Progress M-2	1/5	Т15000-	039
37.	1990	11.02	Soyuz TM-9	1/5	Т15000-	038
38.		01.03	Progress M-3	1/5	Т15000-	040
39.		05.05	Progress 42	1/5	Т15000-	041
40.		11.07	Gamma	1/5	Т15000-	035
41.		01.08	Soyuz TM-10	1/5	Т15000-	043?
42.		15.08	Progress M-4	1/5	Т15000-	042
43.		27.09	Progress M-5	1/5	Т15000-	044
44.		01.10	Kosmos 2101	1/5	Г15000-	047?
45.		02.12	Soyuz TM-11	1/5	Т15000-	046?
46.	1991	14.01	Progress M-6	1/5	Г15000-	045
47.		19.03	Progress M-7	1/5	Р15000-	049
48.		18.05	Soyuz TM-12	1/5	Р15000-	051
49.		30.05	Progress M-8	1/5	Р15000-	050
50.		21.08	Progress M-9	1/5	Г15000-	047	or 052?
51.		02.10	Soyuz TM-13	1/5	Р15000-	054
52.		09.10	Kosmos 2163	1/5	Г15000-	048
53.		17.10	Progress M-10	1/5		055
54.	1992	25.01	Progress M-11	1/5	Р15000-	058
55.		17.03	Soyuz TM-14	1/5	Р15000-	056
56.		20.04	Progress M-12	1/5	Р15000-	059
57.		30.06	Progress M-13	31/6	У15000-	062
58.		27.07	Soyuz TM-15	1/5	Р15000-	053
59.		16.08	Progress M-14	31/6	У15000-	064
60.		27.10	Progress M-15	31/6	У15000-	061
61.	1993	24.01	Soyuz TM-16	1/5	У15000-	060
62.		21.02	Progress M-16	1/5	У15000-	068
63.		31.03	Progress M-17	1/5	Н15000-	069
64.		22.05	Progress M-18	1/5	У15000-	063	*
65.		01.07	Soyuz TM-17	1/5	Н15000-	070
66.		07.09	Kosmos 2262	1/5	77044356
67.	1994	08.01	Soyuz TM-18	1/5	Н15000-	071
68.		22.05	Progress M-23	1/5	76024355		*
69.		01.07	Soyuz TM-19	1/5	Н15000-	072
60.		04.10	Soyuz TM-20	1/5	Я15000-	074
71.	1995	14.03	Soyuz TM-21	1/5	В15000-	075
72.		03.09	Soyuz TM-22	1/5	В15000-	076

*Progress M-18 and M-23 were launched by U2s but using standard U fuel.

Notice the numbers go up to 076!

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Re: Launch vehicle statistics

« Reply #16 on: 05/16/2010 07:38 pm »

So between 1988 and 2000 possibly four more U2s to identify? But used as Us with kerosene? Or were the numbers allocated but never used?

The missing U2s

033 - possibly between the years 1988 to 1995?
057 - 1991 to 1997?
065 - flown under serial 76024355?
066 - 77044356?
067 - 1992 to 1998?
073 - 1994 to 2000?

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Re: Launch vehicle statistics

« Reply #17 on: 10/08/2011 07:45 am »

The 7-sequence 5-digit serial numbers apply to both rocket, fairing and payloard. The first three indicate manufacturer, the next two indicate date of issue and the last three a sequential number.

Soyuz rockets ordered for Don?

	Serial	Issued	Launch	Actual Payload	Notes
4.	76032314	2^nd half of 1991	22.12.1992	17F12 Don Kosmos 2225
5.	76024355	1^st half of 1992	22.05.1994	Progress M-23	Soyuz-U2 fuelled with kerosene
6.	77044356	2^nd half of 1992	07.09.1993	17F12 Don Kosmos 2262	Soyuz-U2
7.		1^st half of 1993?
8.	78051368	2^nd half of 1993	14.05.1996	11F660 Kometa	Launch failure

I also find it curious that the 8^th Don was launched at the time one would have expected the missing Soyuz-FG 013 to have flown.

http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=17286.msg700053#msg700053
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=4325.msg699693#msg699693
http://www.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=304&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=1110
http://www.cosmoworld.ru/spaceencyclopedia/hotnews/tabl_06_01.xls

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Re: Launch vehicle statistics

« Reply #18 on: 08/07/2013 11:40 am »

Quote from: Phillip Clark on 03/09/2010 05:30 pm

Quote from: Stan Black on 03/09/2010 05:16 pm
Quote from: Phillip Clark on 03/09/2010 12:10 am
Quote from: Stan Black on 03/08/2010 06:56 pm
And some U2s flew as Us!

Pardon???!

http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=19832.msg517003#msg517003

Thank you ....... more than ten years ago I suggested to someone that the Russians were trying to confuse us to death!! I recall that when they started to name launch vehicles in the launch announcements they would use "Soyuz" whether they meant U or U2, and they rarely distinguished between the two variants for Cosmos launches.

Further to this some Soyuz-U2 were initially allocated Soyuz-U numbers.

Soyuz-U №Т15000-594 became Soyuz-U2 №33, and used to launch the first Don, under the name Kosmos-2031.

http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/messages/forum13/topic304/message1107648/#message1107648

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