Zenit-2M

Zenit-2M/2SB/2SLB
Zenit-2M
FunctionCarrier rocket
ManufacturerYuzhmash
Country of origin Ukraine
Size
Height57.35 metres (188.2 ft)
Diameter3.9 metres (13 ft)
Mass458,900 kilograms (1,011,700 lb)
StagesTwo
Capacity
Payload to LEO
Mass12,030 kilograms (26,520 lb)
Associated rockets
FamilyZenit
Derivative workZenit-3SLB
Zenit-3SLBF
Launch history
StatusRetired
Launch sitesBaikonur Site 45/1
Total launches2[1][2]
Success(es)2
First flight29 June 2007
Last flight8 November 2011
First[3] stage
Height32.9 m (108 ft)
Diameter3.9 m (13 ft)
Empty mass27,564 kg (60,768 lb)
Gross mass354,350 kg (781,210 lb)
Propellant massRG-1: 90,219 kg (198,899 lb)
LOX: 236,567 kg (521,541 lb)
Powered byRD-171
Maximum thrustSea Level: 7,257 kN (1,631,000 lbf)
Vacuum: 7,908 kN (1,778,000 lbf)
Specific impulseSea Level: 309.5 s (3.035 km/s)
Vacuum: 337.2 s (3.307 km/s)
Burn time140-150 seconds
PropellantLOX/RG-1
Second[3] stage
Height10.4 m (34 ft)
Diameter3.9 m (13 ft)
Empty mass8,307 kg (18,314 lb)
Gross mass90,794 kg (200,167 lb)
Propellant massRG-1: 23,056 kg (50,830 lb)
LOX: 59,431 kg (131,023 lb)
Powered by1 RD-120
1 RD-8
Maximum thrustRD-120: 912 kilonewtons (205,000 lbf)
RD-8: 79.4 kilonewtons (17,800 lbf)
Specific impulseVacuum:
RD-120: 350 s (3.4 km/s)
RD-8: 342.8 s (3.362 km/s)
Burn time360-370 seconds
PropellantLOX/RG-1

The Zenit-2M, Zenit-2SB, Zenit-2SLB or Zenit-2FG was a Ukrainian expendable carrier rocket derived from the Zenit-3SL. It was a member of the Zenit family of rockets, which were designed by the Yuzhmash.

  1. ^ Krebs, Gunter. "Zenit-2SLB / Zenit-2M". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  2. ^ Krebs, Gunter. "Zenit-2FG". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  3. ^ a b "Zenit-2SB". Roscosmos (in Russian). Retrieved 7 April 2016.

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