Zenit-2

Zenit-2 at Site 45/1
FunctionCarrier rocket
ManufacturerYuzhmash
Country of originSoviet Union
(Ukraine)
Size
Height57 metres (187 ft)[1]
Diameter3.9 metres (13 ft)[1]
Mass460,000 kilograms (1,010,000 lb)[1]
StagesTwo
Capacity
Payload to LEO
Mass13,740 kilograms (30,290 lb)
11,420 kilograms (25,180 lb) (ISS orbit)[1]
Payload to SSO
Mass5,000 kilograms (11,000 lb)
Associated rockets
FamilyZenit
Derivative workZenit-2M
Zenit-3SL
Launch history
StatusRetired
Launch sitesBaikonur Site 45
Total launches36[2]
Success(es)28
Failure(s)7
Partial failure(s)1
First flight13 April 1985
Last flight10 June 2004
First stage
Powered by1 RD-171
Maximum thrust8,180 kilonewtons (1,840,000 lbf)
Specific impulse337 s
Burn time150 seconds
PropellantRP-1/LOX
Second stage
Powered by1 RD-120
1 RD-8
Maximum thrust912 kilonewtons (205,000 lbf)
79.5 kilonewtons (17,900 lbf)
Specific impulse349 s
Burn time315 seconds
PropellantRP-1/LOX

The Zenit-2 was a Ukrainian, previously Soviet, expendable carrier rocket. First flown in 1985, it has been launched 37 times, with 6 failures. It is a member of the Zenit family of rockets and was designed by the Yuzhmash.

  1. ^ a b c d "Zenit-2". Roscosmos (in Russian). Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  2. ^ Krebs, Gunter. "Zenit-2". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2016-05-16.

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