The three-stage Zenit of Sea Launch, fired from the Odyssey platform on the equator in the Pacific. From 1999 to 2014 it places commercial communications satellites in geostationary transfer orbit; in 2007 one explodes on the platform at liftoff.
- Launches
- 36
- Success rate
- 92%
- 3 failures
- Builder
- Yuzhmash
- Height
- 59.6 m
- Diameter
- 3.9 m
- Stages
- 3
- Propellants
- Kerosene / LOX
- Payload to LEO
- 13,740 kg
- Payload to GTO
- 5,000 kg
Launches per year
Zenit 3SL
Other Zenit rockets
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| Year | Launches | Zenit 3SL |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 2 |
| 2000 | 5 | 3 |
| 2001 | 3 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 4 | 3 |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 |
| 2008 | 6 | 5 |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 |
| 2011 | 5 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
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 |