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.
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
7failuresincluding partial failures
1success streakcurrent
First flight June 24, 1977 · latest January 30, 2009 · 13:30 UTC
Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.
Flights per year
- Successful
- Failed
Show the numbers for Tsiklon-3 flights per year
| Year | Successful | Failed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1981 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1984 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 1985 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 1986 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 1987 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 1989 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1994 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |