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Zenit-2
RetiredYuzhnoye Design Bureau
Zenit is a family of space launch vehicles designed by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau in Dnipro, Ukraine, which was then part of the Soviet Union.
Key figures
Total launches
35
Successes
29
Failures
6
Success rate
82.9 %
Success streak
7
Maiden flight
Apr 13, 1985
Reusable
No
Shortest launch interval ⓘ
18d 2h
Planned launches
0
Zenith family total
84 launches · 73 successes · 11 failures (6 variants)
🧐 Data check
Automatic plausibility checks — anomalies are surfaced transparently here:
- ℹ️The figures above apply only to the “Zenit-2” variant. The Launch Library counts each variant separately — the Zenith family totals 84 launches across 6 variants.
Technology
Length
57 m
Diameter
3.9 m
Launch mass
459 t
Liftoff thrust
7,300 kN
Stages
2
LEO (low Earth orbit)
13,740 kg
SSO (sun-synchronous)
5,000 kg
Launches per year
of which in our database: 35
Successes Failures Other/planned
History & events
Sources
- Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)
- Wikipedia