List of R-7 launches (2015–2019)

This is a list of launches made by the R-7 Semyorka ICBM, and its derivatives between 2015 and 2019. All launches are orbital satellite launches, unless stated otherwise.

Launch statistics

Rocket configurations

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Launch outcomes

Launch history 2015 Flight No. Date / time (UTC) Rocket, Configuration Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch outcome 17 February 2015,11:00:17 Soyuz-U(11A511U) LC-1/5, Baikonur Progress M-26M ISS logistics 27 February 2015,11:01:35 Soyuz-2.1a(14A14A) LC-43/4, Plesetsk Kosmos 2503 (Bars-M) Military reconnaissance satellite 27 March 2015,19:42:57 Soyuz-FG(11A511U-FG) LC-1/5, Baikonur Soyuz TMA-16M Crewed flight with three cosmonauts, ISS Expedition 43/44/45/46VS-11 27 March 2015,21:46:18 Soyuz-STB / Fregat(14A14B) ELS, Kourou Galileo FOC FM3/FM4 Navigation satellites 28 April 2015,07:09:50 Soyuz-2.1a(14A14A) LC-31/6, Baikonur Progress M-27M ISS logistics. Spacecraft lost communications and attitude control soon after separation after damaged by vibration issues during launch. International Space Station docking attempt cancelled. Mission declared a total loss. 5 June 2015,15:23:54 Soyuz-2.1a(14A14A) LC-43/4, Plesetsk Kosmos 2505 (Kobal't-M) Reconnaissance film-return satellite 23 June 2015,16:44:00 Soyuz-2.1b(14A14B) LC-43/4, Plesetsk Kosmos 2506 (Persona) Reconnaissance satellite 3 July 2015,04:55:48 Soyuz-U(11A511U) LC-1/5, Baikonur Progress M-28M ISS logistics 22 July 2015,21:02:44 Soyuz-FG(11A511U-FG) LC-1/5, Baikonur Soyuz TMA-17M Crewed flight with three cosmonauts, ISS Expedition 44/45 2 September 2015,04:37:43 Soyuz-FG(11A511U-FG) LC-1/5, Baikonur Soyuz TMA-18M Crewed flight with three cosmonautsVS-12 11 September 2015,02:08:10 Soyuz-STB / Fregat(14A14B) ELS, Kourou Galileo FOC FM5/FM6 Navigation satellites 1 October 2015,16:49:40 Soyuz-U(11A511U) LC-1/5, Baikonur Progress M-29M ISS logistics 17 November 2015,06:33:41 Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat(14A14B) LC-43/4, Plesetsk Kosmos 2510 (EKS (Tundra)) Reconnaissance satellite 5 December 2015,14:08:33 Soyuz-2-1v / Volga(14A15) LC-43/4, Plesetsk Kosmos 2511 (Kanopus-ST)Kosmos 2512 (KYuA) Reconnaissance satellites; Kanopus-ST did not separate from the Volga upper stage 15 December 2015,11:03:09 Soyuz-FG(11A511U-FG) LC-1/5, Baikonur Soyuz TMA-19M Crewed flight with three cosmonauts, ISS Expedition 46/47VS-13 17 December 2015,11:51:56 Soyuz-STB / Fregat(14A14B) ELS, Kourou Galileo FOC FM8/FM9 Navigation satellites 21 December 2015,08:44:39 Soyuz-2.1a(14A14A) LC-31/6, Baikonur Progress MS-01 ISS logistics2016 Flight No. Date / time (UTC) Rocket, Configuration Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch outcome 7 February 2016,00:21:07 Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat(14A14B) LC-43/4, Plesetsk Kosmos 2514 (GLONASS-M) Navigation satellite 13 March 2016,18:56:00 Soyuz-2.1b(14A14B) LC-31/6, Baikonur Resurs-P No.3 Earth observation satellite 18 March 2016,21:26:38 Soyuz-FG(11A511U-FG) LC-1/5, Baikonur Soyuz TMA-20M Crewed flight with three cosmonauts, ISS Expedition 47/48 24 March 2016,09:42:00 Soyuz-2.1a(14A14A) LC-43/4, Plesetsk Kosmos 2515 (Bars-M) Military reconnaissance satellite 31 March 2016,16:23:57 Soyuz-2.1a(14A14A) LC-31/6, Baikonur Progress MS-02 ISS logisticsVS-14 25 April 2016,21:01:13 Soyuz-STA / Fregat(14A14A) ELS, Kourou Sentinel-1BMICROSCOPEAAUSAT-4e-st@r 2OUFTI-1 Earth observation, cosmology and technology demonstration satellites 28 April 2016,02:01:21 Soyuz-2.1a / Volga(14A14A) LC-1S, Vostochny Mikhailo LomonosovAist-2DSamSat 218 Cosmology, Earth observation and technology demonstration satellites. First ever launch from the Vostochny Cosmodrome.VS-15 24 May 2016,08:48:43 Soyuz-STB / Fregat-MT(14A14B) ELS, Kourou Galileo FOC FM10/FM11 Navigation satellites 29 May 2016,08:44:35 Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M(14A14B) LC-43/4, Plesetsk Kosmos 2516 (GLONASS-M) Navigation satellite 7 July 2016,01:36:40 Soyuz-FG(11A511U-FG) LC-1/5, Baikonur Soyuz MS-01 Crewed flight with three cosmonauts, ISS Expedition 48/49 16 July 2016,21:41:45 Soyuz-U(11A511U) LC-31/6, Baikonur Progress MS-03 ISS logistics 19 October 2016,08:05:14 Soyuz-FG(11A511U-FG) LC-31/6, Baikonur Soyuz MS-02 Crewed flight with three cosmonauts, ISS Expedition 49/50 17 November 2016,20:20:13 Soyuz-FG(11A511U-FG) LC-1/5, Baikonur Soyuz MS-03 Crewed flight with three cosmonauts, ISS Expedition 50/51 1 December 2016,14:51:52 Soyuz-U(11A511U) LC-1/5, Baikonur Progress MS-04 ISS logistics. Blok I turbopump disintegrated T+382 seconds, rupturing the LOX tank. The Blok I and payload broke up over Tuva.2017 Flight No. Date / time (UTC) Rocket, Configuration Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch outcomeVS-16 28 January 2017,01:03:34 Soyuz-STB / Fregat-MT(14A14B) ELS, Kourou Hispasat 36W-1 Communication satellite 22 February 2017,05:58:33 Soyuz-U(11A511U) LC-1/5, Baikonur Progress MS-05 ISS logistics. Final flight of Soyuz-U 20 April 2017,07:13:43 Soyuz-FG(11A511U-FG) LC-1/5, Baikonur Soyuz MS-04 Crewed flight with two cosmonauts. ISS Expedition 51/52.VS-17 18 May 2017,11:54:53 Soyuz-STA / Fregat-MT(14A14A) ELS, Kourou SES-15 Communication satellite 25 May 2017,06:34 Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat(14A14B) LC-43/4, Plesetsk Kosmos 2518 (EKS (Tundra)) Reconnaissance satellite 14 June 2017,09:20:13 Soyuz-2.1a(14A14A) LC-31/6, Baikonur Progress MS-06 ISS logistics 23 June 2017,18:04:33 Soyuz-2-1v / Volga(14A15) LC-43/4, Plesetsk Kosmos 2519Kosmos 2521Kosmos 2523 Reconnaissance satellites 14 July 2017,06:36:49 Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat(14A14A) LC-31/6, Baikonur Kanopus-V-IK72 other satellites Earth observation satellite. Some of the secondary satellites were deployed to the wrong orbits, and some secondary satellite operators collected insurance for DOA satellites. Glavkosmos initially disagreed that there was a launch failure, but eventually confirmed a problem with the Fregat upper stage. 28 July 2017,15:41:12 Soyuz-FG(11A511U-FG) LC-1/5, Baikonur Soyuz MS-05 Piloted flight with three cosmonauts. ISS Expedition 52/53. 12 September 2017,21:17:02 Soyuz-FG(11A511U-FG) LC-1/5, Baikonur Soyuz MS-06 Piloted flight with three cosmonauts. ISS Expedition 53/54. 22 September 2017,00:02:32 Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M(14A14B) LC-43/4, Plesetsk Kosmos 2522 (GLONASS-M) Navigation satellite 14 October 2017,08:46:53 Soyuz-2.1a(14A14A) LC-31/6, Baikonur Progress MS-07 ISS logistics 28 November 2017,05:41:46 Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M(14A14B) LC-1S, Vostochny Meteor-M No.2-118 microsatellites Weather satellite, commercial microsatellite launches. Fregat programming error caused upper stage in wrong attitude configuration during first engine burn and led to accidental de-orbit 2 December 2017,10:43:26 Soyuz-2.1b(14A14B) LC-43/4, Plesetsk Kosmos-2524 (Lotos-S No.803) Military reconnaissance satellite 17 December 2017,07:21:01 Soyuz-FG(11A511U-FG) LC-1/5, Baikonur Soyuz MS-07 Piloted flight with three cosmonauts. ISS Expedition 54/55.2018 Flight No. Date / time (UTC) Rocket, Configuration Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch outcome 1 February 2018,02:07:18 Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat-M(14A14A) LC-1S, Vostochny Kanopus-V-3Kanopus-V-49 cubesats Earth observation satellites 13 February 2018,08:13:33 Soyuz-2.1a(14A14A) LC-31/6, Baikonur Progress MS-08 ISS logisticsVS-18 9 March 2018,17:10:06 Soyuz-STB / Fregat-MT(14A14B) ELS, Kourou O3b (x4) Low Earth orbit communication satellites 21 March 2018,17:44:23 Soyuz-FG(11A511U-FG) LC-1/5, Baikonur Soyuz MS-08 Piloted flight with three cosmonauts. ISS Expedition 55/56. 29 March 2018,17:38:42 Soyuz-2-1v(14A15) LC-43/4, Plesetsk Kosmos 2525 (EMKA) Reconnaissance satellite 6 June 2018,11:12:39 Soyuz-FG(11A511U-FG) LC-1/5, Baikonur Soyuz MS-09 Piloted flight with three cosmonauts. ISS Expedition 56/57. 16 June 2018,21:46:28 Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M(14A14B) LC-43/4, Plesetsk Kosmos 2527 (GLONASS-M) Navigation satellite 9 July 2018,21:51:34 Soyuz-2.1a(14A14A) LC-31/6, Baikonur Progress MS-09 ISS logistics 11 October 2018,08:40:15 Soyuz-FG(11A511U-FG) LC-1/5, Baikonur Soyuz MS-10 Piloted flight with two cosmonauts. ISS Expedition 57/58. Blok D strap-on collided with the core at staging due to an improper shutdown sequence caused by prelaunch damage. Crew escaped and were recovered successfully. 25 October 2018,00:15:18 Soyuz-2.1b(14A14B) LC-43/4, Plesetsk Kosmos-2528 (Lotos-S No.804) Military reconnaissance satellite 3 November 2018,20:17:53 Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M(14A14B) LC-43/4, Plesetsk Kosmos 2529 (GLONASS-M) Navigation satelliteVS-19 7 November 2018,00:47:27 Soyuz-STB / Fregat-M(14A14B) ELS, Kourou MetOp-C Weather satellite 16 November 2018,18:14:08 Soyuz-FG(11A511U-FG) LC-1/5, Baikonur Progress MS-10 ISS logistics 3 December 2018,11:31:52 Soyuz-FG(11A511U-FG) LC-1/5, Baikonur Soyuz MS-11 Piloted flight with three cosmonauts. ISS Expedition 58/59.VS-20 19 December 2018,16:37:14 Soyuz-STA / Fregat-M(14A14A) ELS, Kourou CSO-1 Reconnaissance satellite 27 December 2018,02:07:18 Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat-M(14A14A) LC-1S, Vostochny Kanopus-V-5Kanopus-V-626 cubesats Earth observation satellites2019 Flight No. Date / time (UTC) Rocket, Configuration Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch outcome 21 February 2019,16:47 Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M(14A14B) LC-31/6, Baikonur EgyptSat-A Earth observation satelliteRocket's third stage shut down several seconds early due to improper fuel/oxidizer loading, but performance shortfall fully compensated by Fregat upper stage.VS-21 27 February 2019,21:37:00 Soyuz-STB / Fregat-M(14A14B) ELS, Kourou OneWeb 0006/0007/0008/0010/0011/0012 Low Earth orbit communication satellites 14 March 2019,19:14:08 Soyuz-FG(11A511U-FG) LC-1/5, Baikonur Soyuz MS-12 Piloted flight with three cosmonauts. ISS Expedition 59/60. 4 April 2019,11:01:34 Soyuz-2.1a(14A14A) LC-31/6, Baikonur Progress MS-11 ISS logisticsVS-22 4 April 2019,17:03:37 Soyuz-STB / Fregat-MT(14A14B) ELS, Kourou O3b (x4) Low Earth orbit communication satellites 27 May 2019,06:23:00 Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M(14A14B) LC-43/4, Plesetsk Kosmos 2534 (GLONASS-M) Navigation satellite 5 July 2019,05:41:46 Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M(14A14B) LC-1S, Vostochny Meteor-M No.2-1, 32 microsatellites Weather satellite, commercial microsatellite launches. 10 July 2019,17:14 Soyuz-2-1v / Volga(14A15) LC-43/4, Plesetsk Kosmos 2535/Kosmos 2536/Kosmos 2537/Kosmos 2538 Reconnaissance satellites 20 July 2019,16:28:20 Soyuz-FG(11A511U-FG) LC-1/5, Baikonur Soyuz MS-13 Piloted flight with three cosmonauts. ISS Expedition 60/61. 30 July 2019,05:56 Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat-M(14A14A) LC-43/4, Plesetsk Meridian 8 Military Communications satellite 31 July 2019,12:10:46 Soyuz-2.1a(14A14A) LC-31/6, Baikonur Progress MS-12 / 73P ISS logistics 22 August 2019,03:38:32 Soyuz-2.1a(14A14A) LC-31/6, Baikonur Soyuz MS-14 Qualification flight to ISS without crew of launching the Soyuz MS spacecraft using the Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle. 25 September 2019,13:57:43 Soyuz-FG(11A511U-FG) LC-1/5, Baikonur Soyuz MS-15 Piloted flight with three cosmonauts. ISS Expedition 61/62. Last flight of the Soyuz-FG variant. 26 September 2019, 07:46 Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M(14A14B) LC-43/4, Plesetsk Kosmos 2541 (EKS (Tundra)) Reconnaissance satellite 25 November 2019,17:52:03 Soyuz-2-1v / Volga(14A15) LC-43/4, Plesetsk Kosmos 2542 / Kosmos 2543 Reconnaissance satellites 6 December 2019,09:34:11 Soyuz-2.1a(14A14A) LC-31/6, Baikonur Progress MS-13 / 74P ISS logistics 11 December 2019,08:54:48 Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M(14A14B) LC-43/3, Plesetsk Kosmos 2544 (GLONASS-M) Navigation satelliteVS-23 18 December 2019,08:54:20 Soyuz-STA / Fregat-M(14A14A) ELS, Kourou CSG-1/CHEOPS Radar Earth observation and exoplanet observation satellites

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