Tsyklon-2
Soviet/Ukrainian orbital carrier rocket; 106 launches, one failure.
The Tsyklon-2 (Циклон-2), also known as Tsiklon-2, Tsyklon-M, and SL-11 by the United States DoD, with GRAU index 11K69, was a Soviet and later Ukrainian orbital carrier rocket. A derivative of the R-36 ICBM and a member of the Tsyklon family, it flew 106 times with only one failure, achieving 92 consecutive successful launches from 27 December 1973 to 25 June 2006.
Quick Facts
- Function
- Carrier rocket
- Manufacturer
- Yuzhmash
- Country-origin
- Soviet Union, later Ukraine
- Height
- 39.7 m / 130 ft
- Diameter
- 3 m / 9 ft 10 in
- Mass
- 182,000 kg / 401,241 lb
- Stages
- 2
- Family
- R-36, Tsyklon
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