The two-stage Tsiklon, flown from Baikonur from 1969 to 2006 for US-A nuclear-powered radar satellites, US-P electronic intelligence satellites and IS anti-satellite tests. With a single failure in more than a hundred launches, it is among the most reliable rockets ever flown.
- Launches
- 105
- Success rate
- 99%
- 1 failure
- Builder
- Yuzhmash
- Height
- 39.7 m
- Diameter
- 3 m
- Stages
- 2
- Propellants
- UDMH / N2O4
- Payload to LEO
- 2,820 kg
Launches per year
Tsiklon-2
Other Tsiklon rockets
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| Year | Launches | Tsiklon-2 |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 2 | 0 |
| 1968 | 5 | 0 |
| 1969 | 3 | 2 |
| 1970 | 4 | 4 |
| 1971 | 5 | 5 |
| 1972 | 1 | 1 |
| 1973 | 2 | 2 |
| 1974 | 3 | 3 |
| 1975 | 4 | 4 |
| 1976 | 8 | 8 |
| 1977 | 10 | 7 |
| 1978 | 3 | 1 |
| 1979 | 3 | 2 |
| 1980 | 5 | 4 |
| 1981 | 13 | 8 |
| 1982 | 12 | 8 |
| 1983 | 7 | 2 |
| 1984 | 11 | 4 |
| 1985 | 17 | 5 |
| 1986 | 17 | 5 |
| 1987 | 17 | 6 |
| 1988 | 13 | 3 |
| 1989 | 11 | 3 |
| 1990 | 12 | 4 |
| 1991 | 9 | 1 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 4 |
| 1994 | 8 | 1 |
| 1995 | 3 | 2 |
| 1996 | 2 | 1 |
| 1997 | 2 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
Tsiklon rockets
| Rocket | Flown | Launches | Success rate | Height | Payload to LEO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tsiklon-2A | 1967 to 1969 | 8 | 88% | 39.7 m | 3,000 kg |
| Tsiklon-2 | 1969 to 2006 | 105 | 99% | 39.7 m | 2,820 kg |
| Tsiklon-3 | 1977 to 2009 | 122 | 94% | 39.3 m | 4,100 kg |