Tsyklon-3
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| Tskylon-3 (Tsiklon-3) | |
 A Tsyklon-3 launching a Meteor-3 satellite |
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| Fact sheet | |
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| 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 |
| Comparable | Delta II |
| Launch History | |
| Status | Active |
| Launch sites | Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC-32 |
| Total launches | 121 |
| Successes | 113 |
| Failures | 8 |
| Maiden flight | 24 June 1977 |
| 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, is 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. It is currently believed that there is only one remaining Tsyklon-3 rocket[1]. This is scheduled to launch in September 2008, and will make the final flight of a Tsyklon rocket. The Ukrainian-built Tsyklon rockets are being retired in favour of future all-Russian carrier rockets, such as the Angara.
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