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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.

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1. Launch History

2015

Flight № 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       Success
ISS logistics
  27 February 2015,
11:01:35
Soyuz-2.1a
(14A14A)
LC-43/4, Plesetsk Kosmos 2503 (Bars-M)       Success
Military reconnaissance satellite
  27 March 2015,
19:42:57
Soyuz-FG
(11A511U-FG)
LC-1/5, Baikonur Soyuz TMA-16M       Success
Manned flight with three cosmonauts, ISS Expedition 43/44/45/46
VS-11 27 March 2015,
21:46:18
Soyuz-STB / Fregat
(14A14B)
ELS, Kourou Galileo FOC FM3/FM4       Success
Navigation satellites
  28 April 2015,
07:09:50
Soyuz-2.1a
(14A14A)
LC-31/6, Baikonur Progress M-27M       Failure
ISS logistics. Spacecraft lost communications and attitude control soon after separation after damaged by vibration issues during launch.[1] International Space Station docking attempt cancelled.[2] Mission declared a total loss.[3]
  5 June 2015,
15:23:54
Soyuz-2.1a
(14A14A)
LC-43/4, Plesetsk Kosmos 2505 (Kobal't-M)       Success
Reconnaissance film-return satellite
  23 June 2015,
16:44:00
Soyuz-2.1b
(14A14B)
LC-43/4, Plesetsk Kosmos 2506 (Persona)       Success
Reconnaissance satellite
  3 July 2015,
04:55:48
Soyuz-U
(11A511U)
LC-1/5, Baikonur Progress M-28M       Success
ISS logistics
  22 July 2015,
21:02:44
Soyuz-FG
(11A511U-FG)
LC-1/5, Baikonur Soyuz TMA-17M       Success
Manned 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       Success
Manned flight with three cosmonauts
VS-12 11 September 2015,
02:08:10
Soyuz-STB / Fregat
(14A14B)
ELS, Kourou Galileo FOC FM5/FM6       Success
Navigation satellites
  1 October 2015,
16:49:40
Soyuz-U
(11A511U)
LC-1/5, Baikonur Progress M-29M       Success
ISS logistics
  17 November 2015,
06:33:41
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat
(14A14B)
LC-43/4, Plesetsk Kosmos 2510 (EKS (Tundra))       Success
Reconnaissance satellite
  5 December 2015,
14:08:33
Soyuz-2-1v / Volga
(14A15)
LC-43/4, Plesetsk Kosmos 2511 (Kanopus-ST)
Kosmos 2512 (KYuA)
      Partial failure
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       Success
Manned flight with three cosmonauts, ISS Expedition 46/47
VS-13 17 December 2015,
11:51:56
Soyuz-STB / Fregat
(14A14B)
ELS, Kourou Galileo FOC FM8/FM9       Success
Navigation satellites
  21 December 2015,
08:44:39
Soyuz-2.1a
(14A14A)
LC-31/6, Baikonur Progress MS-01       Success
ISS logistics

2016

Flight № 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)       Success
Navigation satellite
  13 March 2016,
18:56:00
Soyuz-2.1b
(14A14B)
LC-31/6, Baikonur Resurs-P No.3       Success
Earth observation satellite
  18 March 2016,
21:26:38
Soyuz-FG
(11A511U-FG)
LC-1/5, Baikonur Soyuz TMA-20M       Success
Manned 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)       Success
Military reconnaissance satellite
  31 March 2016,
16:23:57
Soyuz-2.1a
(14A14A)
LC-31/6, Baikonur Progress MS-02       Success
ISS logistics
VS-14 25 April 2016,
21:01:13
Soyuz-STA / Fregat
(14A14A)
ELS, Kourou Sentinel-1B
MICROSCOPE
AAUSAT-4
e-st@r 2
OUFTI-1
      Success
Earth observation, cosmology and technology demonstration satellites
  28 April 2016,
02:01:21
Soyuz-2.1a / Volga
(14A14A)
LC-1S, Vostochny Mikhailo Lomonosov
Aist-2D
SamSat 218
      Success
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       Success
Navigation satellites
  29 May 2016,
08:44:35
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M
(14A14B)
LC-43/4, Plesetsk Kosmos 2516 (GLONASS-M)       Success
Navigation satellite
  7 July 2016,
01:36:40
Soyuz-FG
(11A511U-FG)
LC-1/5, Baikonur Soyuz MS-01       Success
Manned flight with three cosmonauts, ISS Expedition 48/49
  16 July 2016,
21:41:45
Soyuz-U
(11A511U)
LC-31/6, Baikonur Progress MS-03       Success
ISS logistics
  19 October 2016,
08:05:14
Soyuz-FG
(11A511U-FG)
LC-31/6, Baikonur Soyuz MS-02       Success
Manned 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       Success
Manned flight with three cosmonauts, ISS Expedition 50/51
  1 December 2016,
14:51:52
Soyuz-U
(11A511U)
LC-1/5, Baikonur Progress MS-04       Failure
ISS logistics. Blok I turbopump disintegrated T+382 seconds, rupturing the LOX tank. The Blok I and payload broke up over Tuva.[4]

2017

Flight № Date / time (UTC) Rocket,
Configuration
Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch
outcome
VS-16 28 January 2017,
01:03:34
Soyuz-STB / Fregat-MT
(14A14B)
ELS, Kourou Hispasat 36W-1       Success
Communication satellite
  22 February 2017,
05:58:33
Soyuz-U
(11A511U)
LC-1/5, Baikonur Progress MS-05       Success
ISS logistics. Final flight of Soyuz-U
  20 April 2017,
07:13:43
Soyuz-FG
(11A511U-FG)
LC-1/5, Baikonur Soyuz MS-04       Success
Manned 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       Success
Communication satellite
  25 May 2017,
06:34
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat
(14A14B)
LC-43/4, Plesetsk Kosmos 2518 (EKS (Tundra))       Success
Reconnaissance satellite
  14 June 2017,
09:20:13
Soyuz-2.1a
(14A14A)
LC-31/6, Baikonur Progress MS-06       Success
ISS logistics
  23 June 2017,
18:04:33
Soyuz-2-1v / Volga
(14A15)
LC-43/4, Plesetsk Kosmos 2519
Kosmos 2521
Kosmos 2523
      Success
Reconnaissance satellites
  14 July 2017,
06:36:49
Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat
(14A14A)
LC-31/6, Baikonur Kanopus-V-IK
72 other satellites
      Partial failure
Earth observation satellite. Some of the secondary satellites were deployed to the wrong orbits[5], and some secondary satellite operators collected insurance for DOA satellites[6]. Glavkosmos initially disagreed that there was a launch failure, but eventually confirmed a problem with the Fregat upper stage[7].
  28 July 2017,
15:41:12
Soyuz-FG
(11A511U-FG)
LC-1/5, Baikonur Soyuz MS-05       Success
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       Success
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)       Success
Navigation satellite
  14 October 2017,
08:46:53
Soyuz-2.1a
(14A14A)
LC-31/6, Baikonur Progress MS-07       Success
ISS logistics
  28 November 2017,
05:41:46
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M
(14A14B)
LC-1S, Vostochny Meteor-M No.2-1, 18 microsatellites       Failure
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)       Success
Military reconnaissance satellite
  17 December 2017,
07:21:01
Soyuz-FG
(11A511U-FG)
LC-1/5, Baikonur Soyuz MS-07       Success
Piloted flight with three cosmonauts. ISS Expedition 54/55.

2018

Flight № 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-3
Kanopus-V-4
9 cubesats
      Success
Earth observation satellites
  13 February 2018,
08:13:33
Soyuz-2.1a
(14A14A)
LC-31/6, Baikonur Progress MS-08       Success
ISS logistics
  9 March 2018,
17:10:06
Soyuz-STB / Fregat-MT
(14A14B)
ELS, Kourou O3b (x4)       Success
Low Earth orbit communication satellites
  21 March 2018,
17:44:23
Soyuz-FG
(11A511U-FG)
LC-1/5, Baikonur Soyuz MS-08       Success
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)       Success
Reconnaissance satellite
  6 June 2018,
11:12:39
Soyuz-FG
(11A511U-FG)
LC-1/5, Baikonur Soyuz MS-09       Success
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)       Success
Navigation satellite
  9 July 2018,
21:51:34
Soyuz-2.1a
(14A14A)
LC-31/6, Baikonur Progress MS-09       Success
ISS logistics
  11 October 2018,
08:40:15
Soyuz-FG
(11A511U-FG)
LC-1/5, Baikonur Soyuz MS-10       Failure
Piloted flight with two cosmonauts. ISS Expedition 57/58.
First stage booster separation failure; launch escape system activated and separated the spacecraft away for a ballistic descent emergency landing safely.

2. Planned Launches

Date / time (UTC) Rocket,
Configuration
Launch site Payload Orbit Customer
31 October 2018 Soyuz-2.1a Baikonur Progress MS-10 / 71P Low Earth (ISS) Roscosmos
 
October 2018 Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M Plesetsk Site 43/4 GLONASS-M 761 Medium Earth VKS
 
20 December 2018[8] Soyuz-FG Baikonur Site 1/5 Soyuz MS-11 / 57S Low Earth (ISS) Roscosmos
Manned flight with three cosmonauts
December 2018 Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT Kourou ELS CHEOPS / COSMO-SkyMed Low Earth (SSO) ESA / ASI
 
Q4 2018 Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M Plesetsk Site 43/4 GLONASS-K 15 Medium Earth VKS
 
Q4 2018 Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M Plesetsk Site 43/4 GLONASS-K2 214 Medium Earth VKS
 
Q4 2018 Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat-M Vostochny Site 1S Kanopus-V No.5, 6 / Dove Flock-w × 12 Low Earth (SSO) Roscosmos / Planet Labs
 
2018 Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M Baikonur Arktika-M No.1 Molniya Roscosmos
 
2018 Soyuz-2.1a Plesetsk Site 43/4 Bars-M 3L Low Earth (SSO) VKS
 
2018 Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat Vostochny Site 1S Energia-100 Geosynchronous Rostelecom
 
2018 Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat-M Baikonur Kondor-FKA No.1 Low Earth Roscosmos
 
2018 Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat-M Plesetsk Site 43/4 Meridian 8 (18L) Molniya VKO
 
2018 Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M Vostochny Site 1S Meteor-M N2-2 / Ionosfera 3, 4 Low Earth (SSO) Roscosmos
 
2018 Soyuz-2.1b Baikonur Site 31/6 Resurs-P No.4 Low Earth (SSO) Roscosmos
 
6 February 2019 Soyuz-2.1a Baikonur Progress MS-11 / 72P Low Earth (ISS) Roscosmos
 
5 April 2019 Soyuz-FG Baikonur Site 1/5 Soyuz MS-12 / 58S Low Earth (ISS) Roscosmos
Manned flight with three cosmonauts
May 2019 Soyuz-2.1a Baikonur Progress MS-12 / 73P Low Earth (ISS) Roscosmos
 
24 July 2019 Soyuz-FG Baikonur Site 1/5 Soyuz MS-13 / 59S Low Earth (ISS) Roscosmos
 
August 2019 Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT Kourou ELS OneWeb × 32 (flight 1) Low Earth OneWeb
 
2019 Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT Kourou ELS OneWeb × 32 (flight 2) Low Earth OneWeb
 
2019 Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT Kourou ELS OneWeb × 32 (flight 3) Low Earth OneWeb
 
2019 Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT Kourou ELS OneWeb × 32 (flight 4) Low Earth OneWeb
 
2019 Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT Kourou ELS OneWeb × 32 (flight 5) Low Earth OneWeb
 
2019 Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT Kourou ELS OneWeb × 32 (flight 6) Low Earth OneWeb
 
2019 Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT Kourou ELS OneWeb × 32 (flight 7) Low Earth OneWeb
 
2019 Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT Kourou ELS OneWeb × 32 (flight 8) Low Earth OneWeb
Manned flight with three cosmonauts
Q3 2019 Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M Plesetsk Site 43/4 GLONASS-K 24 Medium Earth VKS
 
14 November 2019 Soyuz-2.1b Baikonur Uzlovoy Module (Progress M-UM) Low Earth (ISS) Roscosmos
 
Q4 2019 Soyuz-2.1a Baikonur Progress MS-13 / 74P Low Earth (ISS) Roscosmos
 
2019 Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat Baikonur Arktika-M No.2 Molniya Roscosmos
 
2019 Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat-M Plesetsk Site 43/4 GLONASS-K2 213 Medium Earth VKS
 
2019 Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat-M Gonets-M1 × 6 Plesetsk Site 43/4 Low Earth Gonets SatCom
 
2019 Soyuz-2.1b Resurs-P No.5 Baikonur Low Earth Roscosmos
 
2019 Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat Baikonur Rezonans-1A, 1B Tundra Roscosmos
 
2019 Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat Baikonur Rezonans-2A, 2B Tundra Roscosmos
 
2019 Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat-M Baikonur Smotr-R No.1, 2   Roscosmos
 
2019 Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat-M Baikonur Smotr-IK No.1, 2, 3, 4   Roscosmos
 
2019 Soyuz ST-B / Fregat-MT Kourou ELS O3b × 4 Medium Earth SES S.A.
 

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