Tsiklon-2A
Tsiklon familyYuzhnoye Design BureauRetired
The Tsyklon was a Soviet-designed expendable launch system, primarily used to put Cosmos satellites into low Earth orbit. It is based on the R-36 intercontinental ballistic missile designed by Mikhail Yangel and made eight launches, with seven successes and one failure. All of its launches were conducted from LC-90 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. It is sometimes designated Tsyklon-2A, not to be confused with the later Tsyklon-2 rocket. It was introduced in 1967 and was derived from the R-36 ICBM (NATO designation SS-9 Scarp). It was retired in 1969.
Specifications
- Thrust
- 2,366 kN
- Height
- 39.7 m
- Diameter
- 3 m
- Launch mass
- 182 t
- Stages
- 2
- LEO capacity
- 3,000 kg
Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.
Flight record
First flight October 27, 1967 · latest January 25, 1969
Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.
Flights per year
- Successful
- Failed
Show the numbers for Tsiklon-2A flights per year
| Year | Successful | Failed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1968 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1969 | 0 | 1 | 1 |