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Zenit

The Zenit is a Ukrainian, previously Soviet, expendable carrier rocket. Zenit was originally built in the 1980s for two purposes: as a liquid rocket booster for the Energia rocket and, equipped with a second stage, as a stand-alone middle-weight launcher with a payload greater than the 7 tonnes of the Soyuz but smaller than the 20 tonnes payload of the Proton.

In February 2015, following a year of strained relations as a result of a Russian military intervention into Ukraine, Russia announced that it would discontinue its "joint program with Ukraine to launch Dnepr rockets and [was] no longer interested in buying Ukrainian Zenit boosters, deepening problems for [Ukraine's] space program and its struggling Yuzhmash factory."

Missions: 84
Successes: 71
Partial Failures: 3
Failures: 10
Success Streak: 4
Success Rate: 86.3%
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Configurations

Zenit-2
Yuzhmash
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 7,257 kN
Payload to LEO: 13,500 kg
Payload to GTO: 4,500 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 57.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 3.9 m
Fairing Height: 13.65 m
Zenit-2 FG
Image Credit: Roscosmos
Yuzhmash
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 7,257 kN
Payload to LEO: 13,740 kg
Payload to GTO: 4,500 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 57.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 3.9 m
Fairing Height: 13.65 m
Zenit-3 SL
Image Credit: Sea Launch
Yuzhmash
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 7,257 kN
Payload to LEO: 13,740 kg
Payload to GTO: 6,000 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 59.46 m
Fairing Diameter: 4.1 m
Fairing Height: 10.4 m
Zenit-3 SLB
Image Credit: Roscosmos
Yuzhmash
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 7,257 kN
Payload to LEO: 13,740 kg
Payload to GTO: 5,000 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 59.46 m
Fairing Diameter: 4.1 m
Fairing Height: 10.4 m
Zenit-3 SLBF
Image Credit: Roscosmos
Yuzhmash
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 7,257 kN
Payload to LEO: 13,740 kg
Payload to GTO: 6,000 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 54.35 m
Fairing Diameter: 4.1 m
Fairing Height: 10.7 m

Launch Sites

LP Odyssey, Kiritimati Launch Area, Pacific Ocean
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Site 45/2, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

Launches

Roscosmos
Zenit-3 SLBF | AngoSat 1
Tue Dec 26, 2017 19:00 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Roscosmos
Zenit-3 SLBF | Elektro-L n°2
Fri Dec 11, 2015 13:45 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Sea Launch
Zenit-3 SL | Eutelsat 3B
Mon May 26, 2014 21:09 UTC
LP Odyssey, Kiritimati Launch Area, Pacific Ocean
Land Launch
Zenit-3 SLB | AMOS 4
Sat Aug 31, 2013 20:05 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Sea Launch
Zenit-3 SL | Intelsat 27
Fri Feb 01, 2013 06:55 UTC
LP Odyssey, Kiritimati Launch Area, Pacific Ocean
Sea Launch
Zenit-3 SL | Eutelsat-70B
Mon Dec 03, 2012 20:43 UTC
LP Odyssey, Kiritimati Launch Area, Pacific Ocean
Sea Launch
Zenit-3 SL | Intelsat 21
Sun Aug 19, 2012 06:54 UTC
LP Odyssey, Kiritimati Launch Area, Pacific Ocean
Sea Launch
Zenit-3 SL | Intelsat 19
Fri Jun 01, 2012 05:22 UTC
LP Odyssey, Kiritimati Launch Area, Pacific Ocean
Roscosmos
Zenit-2 FG | Fobos-Grunt & Yinghuo 1
Tue Nov 08, 2011 20:16 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Land Launch
Zenit-3 SLB | Intelsat 18
Wed Oct 05, 2011 21:00 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Sea Launch
Zenit-3 SL | Atlantic Bird 7
Sat Sep 24, 2011 20:17 UTC
LP Odyssey, Kiritimati Launch Area, Pacific Ocean
Roscosmos
Zenit-3 SLBF | Spektr-R
Mon Jul 18, 2011 02:31 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Roscosmos
Zenit-3 SLBF | Elektro-L n°1
Thu Jan 20, 2011 12:29 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Land Launch
Zenit-3 SLB | Intelsat 15
Mon Nov 30, 2009 21:00 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Land Launch
Zenit-3 SLB | MEASAT 3a
Sun Jun 21, 2009 21:50 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Sea Launch
Zenit-3 SL | Sicral-1B
Mon Apr 20, 2009 08:15 UTC
LP Odyssey, Kiritimati Launch Area, Pacific Ocean
Land Launch
Zenit-3 SLB | Telstar-11N
Thu Feb 26, 2009 18:29 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Sea Launch
Zenit-3 SL | Galaxy 19
Wed Sep 24, 2008 09:27 UTC
LP Odyssey, Kiritimati Launch Area, Pacific Ocean
Sea Launch
Zenit-3 SL | EchoStar XI
Wed Jul 16, 2008 05:20 UTC
LP Odyssey, Kiritimati Launch Area, Pacific Ocean
Sea Launch
Zenit-3 SL | Galaxy 18
Wed May 21, 2008 09:43 UTC
LP Odyssey, Kiritimati Launch Area, Pacific Ocean
Land Launch
Zenit-3 SLB | AMOS 3
Mon Apr 28, 2008 05:00 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Sea Launch
Zenit-3 SL | DirecTV-11
Wed Mar 19, 2008 22:47 UTC
LP Odyssey, Kiritimati Launch Area, Pacific Ocean
Sea Launch
Zenit-3 SL | Thuraya-3
Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:48 UTC
LP Odyssey, Kiritimati Launch Area, Pacific Ocean
VKS RF
Zenit-2 | Cosmos 2428
Fri Jun 29, 2007 10:00 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Sea Launch
Zenit-3 SL | NSS-8
Tue Jan 30, 2007 23:21 UTC
LP Odyssey, Kiritimati Launch Area, Pacific Ocean
Sea Launch
Zenit-3 SL | XM-4
Mon Oct 30, 2006 23:48 UTC
LP Odyssey, Kiritimati Launch Area, Pacific Ocean
Sea Launch
Zenit-3 SL | Koreasat 5
Tue Aug 22, 2006 03:26 UTC
LP Odyssey, Kiritimati Launch Area, Pacific Ocean
Sea Launch
Zenit-3 SL | Galaxy 16
Sun Jun 18, 2006 07:49 UTC
LP Odyssey, Kiritimati Launch Area, Pacific Ocean
Sea Launch
Zenit-3 SL | JCSat-9
Wed Apr 12, 2006 23:29 UTC
LP Odyssey, Kiritimati Launch Area, Pacific Ocean
Sea Launch
Zenit-3 SL | EchoStar-X
Wed Feb 15, 2006 22:34 UTC
LP Odyssey, Kiritimati Launch Area, Pacific Ocean
Sea Launch
Zenit-3 SL | Inmarsat 4F-2
Tue Nov 08, 2005 14:06 UTC
LP Odyssey, Kiritimati Launch Area, Pacific Ocean
Sea Launch
Zenit-3 SL | Intelsat-Americas 8
Thu Jun 23, 2005 14:02 UTC
LP Odyssey, Kiritimati Launch Area, Pacific Ocean
Sea Launch
Zenit-3 SL | Spaceway-1
Tue Apr 26, 2005 07:31 UTC
LP Odyssey, Kiritimati Launch Area, Pacific Ocean
Sea Launch
Zenit-3 SL | XM-3
Tue Mar 01, 2005 03:50 UTC
LP Odyssey, Kiritimati Launch Area, Pacific Ocean
Sea Launch
Zenit-3 SL | Telstar 18
Tue Jun 29, 2004 03:58 UTC
LP Odyssey, Kiritimati Launch Area, Pacific Ocean
VKS RF
Zenit-2 | Cosmos 2406
Thu Jun 10, 2004 01:28 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Sea Launch
Zenit-3 SL | DirecTV-7S
Tue May 04, 2004 12:41 UTC
LP Odyssey, Kiritimati Launch Area, Pacific Ocean
Sea Launch
Zenit-3 SL | Telstar 14
Sun Jan 11, 2004 04:12 UTC
LP Odyssey, Kiritimati Launch Area, Pacific Ocean
Sea Launch
Zenit-3 SL | Galaxy-13
Wed Oct 01, 2003 04:02 UTC
LP Odyssey, Kiritimati Launch Area, Pacific Ocean
Sea Launch
Zenit-3 SL | EchoStar 9
Fri Aug 08, 2003 03:30 UTC
LP Odyssey, Kiritimati Launch Area, Pacific Ocean
Sea Launch
Zenit-3 SL | Thuraya-2
Tue Jun 10, 2003 13:55 UTC
LP Odyssey, Kiritimati Launch Area, Pacific Ocean
Sea Launch
Zenit-3 SL | Galaxy IIIC
Sat Jun 15, 2002 22:39 UTC
LP Odyssey, Kiritimati Launch Area, Pacific Ocean
VKS RF
Zenit-2 | Meteor-3M n°1 & Others
Mon Dec 10, 2001 17:18 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Sea Launch
Zenit-3 SL | XM-1
Tue May 08, 2001 22:10 UTC
LP Odyssey, Kiritimati Launch Area, Pacific Ocean
Sea Launch
Zenit-3 SL | XM-2
Sun Mar 18, 2001 22:33 UTC
LP Odyssey, Kiritimati Launch Area, Pacific Ocean
Sea Launch
Zenit-3 SL | Thuraya 1
Sat Oct 21, 2000 05:51 UTC
LP Odyssey, Kiritimati Launch Area, Pacific Ocean
VKS RF
Zenit-2 | Cosmos 2372
Mon Sep 25, 2000 10:10 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Sea Launch
Zenit-3 SL | PAS 9
Fri Jul 28, 2000 22:41 UTC
LP Odyssey, Kiritimati Launch Area, Pacific Ocean
Sea Launch
Zenit-3 SL | ICO F-1
Sun Mar 12, 2000 14:49 UTC
LP Odyssey, Kiritimati Launch Area, Pacific Ocean
VKS RF
Zenit-2 | Cosmos 2369
Thu Feb 03, 2000 09:26 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Sea Launch
Zenit-3 SL | DirecTV 1R
Sun Oct 10, 1999 03:28 UTC
LP Odyssey, Kiritimati Launch Area, Pacific Ocean
VKS RF
Zenit-2 | Okean-O n°1
Sat Jul 17, 1999 05:37 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Sea Launch
Zenit-3 SL | DemoSat
Sun Mar 28, 1999 01:29 UTC
LP Odyssey, Kiritimati Launch Area, Pacific Ocean
VKS RF
Zenit-2 | Globalstar FM5, 7, 9 to 13, 16 to 18, 20 & 21
Wed Sep 09, 1998 20:29 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
VKS RF
Zenit-2 | Cosmos 2360
Tue Jul 28, 1998 09:15 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
VKS RF
Zenit-2 | Resurs-O1 n°4 & Others
Fri Jul 10, 1998 06:30 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
VKS RF
Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 n°19
Tue May 20, 1997 07:07 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
VKS RF
Zenit-2 | Cosmos 2333
Wed Sep 04, 1996 09:01 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
VKS RF
Zenit-2 | Cosmos 2322
Tue Oct 31, 1995 20:19 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
VKS RF
Zenit-2 | Cosmos 2297
Thu Nov 24, 1994 09:15 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
VKS RF
Zenit-2 | Resurs-O1 n°3
Fri Nov 04, 1994 05:47 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
VKS RF
Zenit-2 | Cosmos 2290
Fri Aug 26, 1994 12:00 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
VKS RF
Zenit-2 | Cosmos 2278
Sat Apr 23, 1994 08:01 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
VKS RF
Zenit-2 | Cosmos 2263
Thu Sep 16, 1993 07:36 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
VKS RF
Zenit-2 | Cosmos 2237
Fri Mar 26, 1993 02:21 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
VKS RF
Zenit-2 | Cosmos 2227
Fri Dec 25, 1992 05:56 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
VKS RF
Zenit-2 | Cosmos 2219
Tue Nov 17, 1992 07:47 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
VKS RF
Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 n°10
Wed Feb 05, 1992 18:14 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
RVSN USSR
Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 n°09
Fri Aug 30, 1991 08:58 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
RVSN USSR
Zenit-2 | Tselina-2 n°08
Thu Oct 04, 1990 04:27 UTC
Site 45/2, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
RVSN USSR
Zenit-2 | Cosmos 2082
Tue May 22, 1990 05:14 UTC
Site 45/2, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
RVSN USSR
Zenit-2 | Cosmos 1980
Wed Nov 23, 1988 14:50 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
RVSN USSR
Zenit-2 | Cosmos 1943
Sun May 15, 1988 09:20 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
RVSN USSR
Zenit-2 | Cosmos 1873
Fri Aug 28, 1987 08:20 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
RVSN USSR
Zenit-2 | Cosmos 1871
Sat Aug 01, 1987 03:59 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
RVSN USSR
Zenit-2 | Cosmos 1844
Wed May 13, 1987 05:40 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
RVSN USSR
Zenit-2 | Cosmos 1833
Wed Mar 18, 1987 08:30 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
RVSN USSR
Zenit-2 | Cosmos 1820
Sat Feb 14, 1987 08:30 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
RVSN USSR
Zenit-2 | Cosmos 1786 & EPN 03.0694 n°3
Wed Oct 22, 1986 08:00 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
RVSN USSR
Zenit-2 | Cosmos 1767
Wed Jul 30, 1986 08:30 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
RVSN USSR
Zenit-2 | Cosmos 1714
Sat Dec 28, 1985 09:16 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
RVSN USSR
Zenit-2 | Cosmos 1697
Tue Oct 22, 1985 07:00 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
RVSN USSR
Zenit-2 | EPN 03.0694 n°2
Fri Jun 21, 1985 08:29 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
RVSN USSR
Zenit-2 | EPN 03.0694 n°1
Sat Apr 13, 1985 08:00 UTC
Site 45/1, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan