Rocket family
Zenit
Soviet Union and Russia, Ukraine1985 to 2017Zenit is a powerful kerosene rocket designed by Yuzhnoye in Ukraine, whose first stage also serves as the strap-on booster of Energia. It launches Soviet signals-intelligence satellites from Baikonur and, as the Zenit-3SL, commercial communications satellites from Sea Launch's floating platform on the equator. The breakdown in relations between Russia and Ukraine after 2014 brings the program to an end.
- Launches
- 84
- Success rate
- 88%
- 10 failures
- First flight
- 1985
- Zenit-2
- Last flight
- 2017
- Zenit-3F
- Rocket types
- 7
Launches per year
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| Year | Launches |
|---|---|
| 1985 | 4 |
| 1986 | 2 |
| 1987 | 5 |
| 1988 | 2 |
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 3 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1994 | 4 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 3 |
| 1999 | 3 |
| 2000 | 5 |
| 2001 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 |
| 2004 | 4 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 6 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2011 | 5 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
Zenit rockets
| Rocket | Flown | Launches | Success rate | Height | Payload to LEO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zenit-2 | 1985 to 2004 | 35 | 83% | 57 m | 13,740 kg |
| Zenit-2 11K77.05 | 1998 | 1 | 0% | 57 m | 13,740 kg |
| Zenit 3SL | 1999 to 2014 | 36 | 92% | 59.6 m | 13,740 kg |
| Zenit 2M | 2007 | 1 | 100% | 57.4 m | 13,500 kg |
| Zenit 3SLB | 2008 to 2013 | 6 | 100% | 58.7 m | 13,740 kg |
| Zenit-3F | 2011 to 2017 | 4 | 100% | 59.6 m | 13,740 kg |
| Zenit-2SB | 2011 | 1 | 100% | 57.8 m |