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Soyuz 5 Rocket Set for Inaugural Flight This Year
11/27/2025
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- The Soyuz 5 rocket is planned for its inaugural flight from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by year-end.
- It aims to replace the Proton booster and lift nearly 20 metric tons to low-Earth orbit.
- Developed as a response to SpaceX's Falcon 9, it follows a conventional design.
- Russia seeks a competitive, domestically produced launch vehicle amid tensions with Ukraine.
- The rocket was transported to Kazakhstan on November 12 for final preparations.
