statementSaid on 2026-11-09
Its drawbacks stem from its advantages: the new engine makes the modification more expensive due to the need to recoup R&D costs, it is noticeably more material-intensive, and it does not allow the successful launch statistics of Soyuz-U and Soyuz-FG to be extended to this modification of the rocket.
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Её недостатки проистекают из её преимуществ: новый двигатель делает модификацию дороже из-за необходимости окупания затрат на ОКР, он заметно более материалоёмок, и он же не позволяет распространить статистику успешных пусков «Союз-У» и «Союз-ФГ» на данную модификацию ракеты
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