Soyuz launch vehicle

The Soyuz launch vehicle (Western designation: A-2) is an expendable launch system designed by the Korolev Design Bureau (Soviet Union) and used as the launcher for the manned Soyuz spacecraft, as part of the Soyuz program. However it is a general purpose launch vehicle with other uses, including launches of the Progress cargo spacecraft and commercial launches marketed and operated by TSeEsKAbe and the Starsem company. There were 11 Soyuz launches in 2001 and 9 in 2002. Soyuz vehicles are launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northwest Russia. They are manufactured in Samara, Russia.

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Expendable launch system - Korolev Design Bureau - Soviet Union - Soyuz spacecraft - Soyuz program - Progress cargo spacecraft - Starsem - 2001 - 2002 - Baikonur Cosmodrome - Kazakhstan - Plesetsk Cosmodrome - Russia - Samara, Russia

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