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Soyuz 11A511L

In-active

Energia (OKB-1)

Aug. 12, 1971

Description

The Soyuz was a Soviet expendable carrier rocket designed in the 1960s by OKB-1 and manufactured by State Aviation Plant No. 1 in Kuybyshev, Soviet Union. It was commissioned to launch Soyuz spacecraft as part of the Soviet human spaceflight program, first with 8 uncrewed test flights, followed by the first 19 crewed launches.

Specifications

Stages
2
Length
50.0 m
Diameter
2.95 m
Fairing Diameter
2.95 m
Launch Mass
300 T
Thrust
4054 kN

Family

Name
Soyuz 11A511L
Family
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Variant
11A511L
Alias
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Full Name
Soyuz 11A511L

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
5500 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Direct Geostationary
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Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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Energia

Government

None

OKB-1 1946

None

Previous Flights

flew on three previous launch(es).

Soyuz 11A511L | T2K 3

Energia | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 12, 1971, 5:30 a.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Uncrewed lunar lander prototype without landing legs.

Low Earth Orbit

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Soyuz 11A511L | T2K 2

Energia | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 26, 1971, 5:06 a.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Uncrewed lunar lander prototype without landing legs.

Low Earth Orbit

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Soyuz 11A511L | T2K 1

Energia | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Nov. 24, 1970, 5:15 a.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Uncrewed lunar lander prototype without landing legs.

Low Earth Orbit

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