Tsyklon-3

Tskylon-3 (Tsiklon-3)

A Tsyklon-3 launching a Meteor-3 satellite
Function	Carrier rocket
Manufacturer	Yuzhmash
Country of origin	Soviet Union (Ukraine)
Size
Height	39.27 m (128.83 ft)
Diameter	3 m (9.8 ft)
Mass	189,000 kg (416,000 lb)
Stages	3
Capacity
Payload to LEO	4,100 kg (9,000 lb)
Associated rockets
Family	R-36, Tsyklon
Derivatives	Tsyklon-4
Comparable	Delta II
Launch history
Status	Retired[1]
Launch sites	Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC-32
Total launches	122
Successes	114
Failures	8
Maiden flight	24 June 1977
Last flight	30 January 2009[1]
Notable payloads	Tselina Meteor Okean Geo-IK Strela
First Stage - 11K69
Engines	1 RD-261
Thrust	3,032 kN (681,620 lbf)
Specific impulse	301 sec
Burn time	120 seconds
Fuel	N2O4/UDMH
Second Stage - 11S692
Engines	1 RD-262
Thrust	941 kN (211,545 lbf)
Specific impulse	318 sec
Burn time	160 seconds
Fuel	N2O4/UDMH
Third Stage - 11S693
Engines	1 RD-861
Thrust	78.70 kN (17,694 lbf)
Specific impulse	317 sec
Burn time	125 seconds
Fuel	N2O4/UDMH

The Tsyklon-3, also known as Tsiklon-3, GRAU index 11K68, was a Soviet, and subsequently Ukrainian orbital carrier rocket. A derivative of the R-36 ICBM, and a member of the Tsyklon family, it made its maiden flight on 24 June 1977, and was retired on 30 January 2009^[1]. The Ukrainian-built Tsyklon rockets were retired in favour of future all-Russian carrier rockets, such as the Angara, and because they were fuelled by toxic hypergolic propellants.^[2]

Ukraine is developing a commercial derivative of the Tsyklon-3, the Tsyklon-4.

See also

• Angara rocket
• Dnepr rocket
• Tsyklon
• Tsyklon-2

External links

• Encyclopedia Astronautica- Tsyklon 3

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Barbosa, Rui C. (2009-01-30). "Russian Tsyklon-3 bows out with CORONAS launch". NASASpaceflight.com. http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2009/01/russian-tsyklon-3-bows-out-with-coronas-launch/. Retrieved 2009-01-30. 
2. ^ APMC - Космические войска обеспечили реальность сроков сдачи в эксплуатацию перспективного РКК "Ангара" (Russian)