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Tsiklon-3

Tsiklon family · Yuzhnoye Design Bureau · Retired

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The Tsyklon-3 was a Soviet, and subsequently Ukrainian orbital carrier rocket. A derivative of the R-36 ICBM, and a member of the Tsyklon family, it made its maiden flight on 24 June 1977, and was retired on 30 January 2009.

Specifications

Thrust
2,713 kN
Height
39.27 m
Diameter
3 m
Launch mass
189 t
Stages
3
Launch cost
$15M
LEO capacity
4,100 kg
GTO capacity
GEO capacity
SSO capacity

Vehicle specifications from Launch Library; blanks are unpublished figures.

Flight record

Flights
122
Launches with a definitive outcome
Success rate
94.3%
115 of 122
Current success streak
1
Landings
0
0 attempts · 0 droneship / 0 RTLS
Fastest turnaround
Between consecutive booster flights

Counted from padside's own launch record — the same basis as the Stats page.

Launches