Engineering:Soyuz GVK

Short description: Planned reusable cargo spacecraft

Soyuz GVK (Союз ГВК)

Manufacturer	Energia
Country of origin	Russia
Operator	Russian Federal Space Agency
Applications	Space station resupply
Specifications
Spacecraft type	Cargo spacecraft
Design life	30 Days (Free flight), 370 Days (Docked to Space station)
Launch mass	Up to 8,020kg
Payload capacity	2,000kg
Crew capacity	0
Dimensions	2.70m width, 7.23m span
Regime	Low Earth orbit
Production
Status	In Development
Maiden launch	Currently Unknown; Originally planned for 2022
Related spacecraft
Derived from	Soyuz MS

The Soyuz GVK is a Russian uncrewed cargo spacecraft currently under development. Its first flight was expected to occur in 2022, this however has not happened. Like the uncrewed Progress cargo spacecraft, the Soyuz GVK is based on the crewed Soyuz spacecraft. However, the Soyuz GVK will be capable of returning to Earth and bringing cargo back whereas the Progress burns up in Earth's atmosphere upon the end of its mission. The only other resupply spacecraft capable of bringing cargo down from orbit is the SpaceX Dragon 2 cargo spacecraft. Soyuz GVK will be able to deliver 2,000 kg to orbit and return 500 kg back to Earth.

It is planned to launch on board a Soyuz 2.1b booster.