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Tsiklon-3
RetiredYuzhnoye Design Bureau
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.
Key figures
Total launches
122
Successes
115
Failures
7
Success rate
94.3 %
Success streak
1
Maiden flight
Jun 24, 1977
Launch cost
$15 Mio.
Reusable
No
Shortest launch interval ⓘ
3d 7h
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-3” variant. The Launch Library counts each variant separately — the Tsiklon family totals 235 launches across 3 variants.
Technology
Length
39.27 m
Diameter
3 m
Launch mass
189 t
Liftoff thrust
2,713 kN
Stages
3
LEO (low Earth orbit)
4,100 kg
Launches per year
of which in our database: 122
Successes Failures Other/planned
History & events
Sources
- Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)
- Wikipedia