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Tsiklon-3

Tsiklon familyYuzhnoye Design BureauRetired

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.

Tsiklon-3 vehicle

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

Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.

Flight record

122flightswith a definitive outcome
94.3%success rate115 of 122
1success streakcurrent

Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.

Flights

5 of 122

All 122 flights