Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) (Roscosmos)

Roscosmos has made 344 launches since its first on 25 January 1992: 333 successful, 11 failed or partly failed (97% success). Its latest was Progress MS-35 (96P) on 16 September 2026. It has carried 775 satellites, 337 of them still in orbit.

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Launches a year

19572026

Busiest year: 1993, with 16. 2026 so far: 6.

Highlights

DateLaunch
25 January 1992Soyuz-U2, Progress M-11First launch · success
5 February 1992Zenit-2, Tselina-2 10First Zenit-2 flight · failure
8 April 1992Soyuz U, Yantar-4KS1M 2First Soyuz U flight · success
17 November 1992Zenit-2, Tselina-2 11First successful Zenit-2 flight · success
30 March 1993Tsiklon-2, US-PM 1First Tsiklon-2 flight · success
17 February 1998Soyuz-U-PVB, Yantar-1KFT 19First Soyuz-U-PVB flight · success
20 May 2001Soyuz-FG, Progress M1-6First Soyuz-FG flight · success
19 October 2006Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat, METOP AFirst Soyuz 2.1a flight · success
27 December 2006Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat, COROTFirst Soyuz 2.1b flight · success
16 September 2026Soyuz 2.1b, Progress MS-35 (96P)Latest launch · success

Rockets

RocketFirst launchLaunches
Soyuz U8 April 1992115
Soyuz-FG20 May 200170
Soyuz 2.1a19 October 200657
Soyuz 2.1b27 December 200626
Soyuz-U-PVB17 February 199820
Zenit-25 February 199219
Soyuz-U225 January 199217
Tsiklon-230 March 199313
Zenit-3F20 January 20113
Zenit 2M29 June 20072
Zenit-2 11K77.059 September 19981
Proton-M12 October 20221

Launch sites

Baikonur Cosmodrome327
Vostochny Cosmodrome14
Plesetsk Cosmodrome3

Satellites carried

775 satellites in the catalogue went up on Roscosmos launches; 337 are still in orbit. By who uses them: defence 49, civil government 310, commercial 255, academic and non-profit 82, and 79 not known yet.

A rocket's first launch here is its first for Roscosmos. Satellites are payloads in CelesTrak's catalogue linked to the launch that carried them.