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6/3/2026AI summary

Russia's Soyuz-5 rocket offers competitive payload-to-cost ratio

Russia's new Soyuz-5 medium-lift rocket boasts a favorable payload-to-cost ratio, with the cost per kilogram of payload being one-third lower than the Soyuz-2.1, according to First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov. This makes it an attractive option for the market, especially with a reusable stage. The rocket also facilitates joint development of the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Russia and Kazakhstan.

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Russia's Soyuz-5 rocket to have second launch in 2027

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5/22/2026AI summary

Russia's Soyuz-5 rocket to have second launch in 2027

Russia plans the second launch of its Soyuz-5 medium-heavy rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the second half of 2027. This follows a successful first test flight on April 30. A third launch is scheduled for 2028.

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5/13/2026AI summary

Russia's Soyuz-5 Rocket Not a Zenit Modernization, Says Former Yuzhmash CEO

Former Yuzhmash CEO Vyacheslav Smolenko clarifies that Russia's new Soyuz-5 launch vehicle is an original design, not an upgrade of the Soviet Zenit rocket, emphasizing different technological approaches.

TASS

Russia Launches Soyuz-5 Rocket in First Flight Test from Baikonur

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Tech·5/1/2026AI summary

Russia Launches Soyuz-5 Rocket in First Flight Test from Baikonur

Russia successfully launched its new Soyuz-5 medium-class launch vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Friday in the first flight test of the new-generation rocket. The Soyuz-5, equipped with what Roscosmos calls the world's most powerful liquid-fuelled rocket engine, placed a payload mock-up on a planned suborbital trajectory before it fell into the Pacific Ocean. The rocket is designed to reduce launch costs, double payload capacity to 17 tonnes, and use environmentally cleaner fuel components.

Euronews News

Russia Conducts First Successful Test Launch of Soyuz-5 Rocket

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5/1/2026AI summary

Russia Conducts First Successful Test Launch of Soyuz-5 Rocket

Russia has successfully completed the first test launch of its new Soyuz-5 rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The vehicle is designed to increase payload capacity and reduce costs, representing a major modernization effort for the Russian space program.

Times of India

Rusya’dan yeni nesil roket denemesi. Soyuz-5 başarıyla fırlatıldı

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5/1/2026

Rusya’dan yeni nesil roket denemesi. Soyuz-5 başarıyla fırlatıldı

Rusya, Soyuz-5 roketini ilk kez test etti. Kazakistan’daki Baykonur Uzay Üssü’nden gerçekleştirilen fırlatmanın sorunsuz geçtiği açıklandı.

NTV Teknoloji

NEWS

5/1/2026

Soyuz-5 success creates new foundation for ambitious projects — Kazakh official

Baubek Oralmagambetov also congratulated Russia and its state-run space corporation Roscosmos on the successful launch

TASS

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4/30/2026AI summary

Russia Launches Soyuz-5 New Generation Medium-Lift Carrier Rocket from Baikonur

Russia successfully launched the Soyuz-5 new generation medium-lift carrier rocket from the Baikonur Spaceport. The rocket features the world's most powerful liquid-fuel engine with a carrying capacity of 17 tons and high precision payload delivery into near-Earth orbit. Developed as part of the Russian-Kazakh Baitrek project by the Samara-based Progress Rocket and Space Center, the launch was delayed from end-2025 for additional testing of onboard and ground systems.

TASS