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Tsiklon-2
RetiredYuzhnoye Design Bureau
The Tsyklon-2 (cyclone-2), also known as Tsiklon-2 and Tsyklon-M, GRAU index 11K69, was a Ukrainian, previously Soviet orbital carrier rocket used from the 1960s to the late 2000s.
Key figures
Total launches
105
Successes
103
Failures
2
Success rate
98.1 %
Success streak
18
Maiden flight
Aug 6, 1969
Launch cost
$12 Mio.
Reusable
No
Shortest launch interval ⓘ
1d 23h
Planned launches
0
Tsiklon family total
235 launches · 225 successes · 10 failures (3 variants)
🧐 Data check
Automatic plausibility checks — anomalies are surfaced transparently here:
- ℹ️The figures above apply only to the “Tsiklon-2” variant. The Launch Library counts each variant separately — the Tsiklon family totals 235 launches across 3 variants.
Technology
Length
39.7 m
Diameter
3 m
Launch mass
182 t
Liftoff thrust
2,366 kN
Stages
3
LEO (low Earth orbit)
2,820 kg
Launches per year
of which in our database: 105
Successes Failures Other/planned
History & events
Sources
- Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)
- Wikipedia