uz ▁T M - 2 2 , ▁occurred ▁on ▁ 3 ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁from ▁G ag arin ' s ▁Start ▁in ▁Ba ikon ur . ▁ ▁The ▁So y uz - U 2 ▁was ▁first ▁used ▁to ▁launch ▁four ▁Z en it ▁reconna issance ▁sat ell ites , ▁then ▁it ▁delivered ▁cre wed ▁So y uz ▁space craft ▁to ▁space ▁stations ▁Sal y ut ▁ 7 ▁and ▁Mir : ▁miss ions ▁So y uz ▁T - 1 2 ▁to ▁T - 1 5 ▁and ▁So y uz ▁T M - 1 ▁to ▁T M - 2 2 . ▁It ▁also ▁supplied ▁the ▁stations ▁with ▁Progress ▁cargo ▁space craft : ▁Progress ▁ 2 0 ▁to ▁Sal y ut ▁ 7 , ▁Progress ▁ 2 5 ▁to ▁ 4 2 ▁to ▁Mir , ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁new ▁generation ▁Progress ▁M - 1 ▁to ▁M - 1 8 ▁and ▁finally ▁M - 2 3 . ▁Other ▁miss ions ▁included ▁the ▁G amma ▁teles cope ▁and ▁three ▁Or lets ▁reconna issance ▁sat ell ites . ▁In ▁total , ▁So y uz - U 2 ▁was ▁launched ▁ 7 2 ▁times ▁and ▁experienced ▁no ▁fail ures ▁over ▁its ▁oper ational ▁lifetime . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁List ▁of ▁R - 7 ▁launch es ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : R - 7 ▁( ro cket ▁family ) ▁Category : Space ▁launch ▁vehicles ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁Category : Space ▁launch ▁vehicles ▁of ▁Russia ▁Category : So y uz ▁program ▁Category : V eh icles ▁introduced