head to head
Zenit-2 vs Soyuz U
Verdict
- Taller
- Zenit-2
- 57 m vs 51.1 m
- More to LEO
- Zenit-2
- 13,740 kg vs 6,900 kg
- Flown more
- Soyuz U
- 35 vs 714
- Flew first
- Soyuz U
- 1985-04-13 vs 1973-05-18
Zenit-2
- Country / maker
- Yuzhnoye Design Bureau
- Height
- 57 m
- Diameter
- 3.9 m
- Launch mass
- 459 t
- LEO capacity
- 13,740 kg
- GTO capacity
- —
- Stages
- 2
- Maiden flight
- 1985-04-13
Soyuz U
- Country / maker
- Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
- Height
- 51.1 m
- Diameter
- 3.0 m
- Launch mass
- 313 t
- LEO capacity
- 6,900 kg
- GTO capacity
- —
- Stages
- 3
- Maiden flight
- 1973-05-18
Every number
| Field | Zenit-2 | Soyuz U |
|---|---|---|
| Country / maker | Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) |
| Height | 57 m | 51.1 m |
| Diameter | 3.9 m | 3.0 m |
| Launch mass | 459 t | 313 t |
| LEO capacity | 13,740 kg | 6,900 kg |
| GTO capacity | — | — |
| Stages | 2 | 3 |
| Maiden flight | 1985-04-13 | 1973-05-18 |
| Launches | 35 | 714 |
| Success rate | 82.9% | 97.2% |
| Reusable | no | no |
| Status | retired | retired |