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Space launch vehicle Shtil', is a converted SLBM used for launching artificial satellites into orbit. It is based on the R-29RM designed by State Rocket Center Makeyev and related to the Volna Launch Vehicle. The Shtil' is a 3-stage launch vehicle that uses liquid propellant. It is the first launch vehicle to successfully launch a payload into orbit from a submarine.
Missions
2
Success Rate
100.0%
Successes
2
Failures
0
Success Streak
2
Partial Failures
0
Active 1998 to 2006
Rocket
Height: 14.8m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 220 kg
GTO: 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust
807 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 0.5m
Height: 1m
Stages
3
Barents Sea Launch Area, Barents Sea
Barents Sea Launch Area, Barents Sea