Tsyklon-2 Launch Vehicle
Tsyklon-2 was the two-stage orbital member of the R-36-derived Tsyklon family. It operated from Baikonur for nearly four decades, primarily carrying Soviet and Russian military payloads into low Earth orbit, and was noted for a very high success rate across more than one hundred launches.
Identity
- Aliases
- Tsiklon-2Cyclone-2SL-11
- Family Name
- Tsyklon-2
- Full Name
- Tsyklon-2 Launch Vehicle
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- tsyklon-2-launch-vehicle
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
Details
- Description
- Tsyklon-2 was the two-stage orbital member of the R-36-derived Tsyklon family. It operated from Baikonur for nearly four decades, primarily carrying Soviet and Russian military payloads into low Earth orbit, and was noted for a very high success rate across more than one hundred launches.
- First Flight Year
- 1,967
- Last Flight Year
- 2,006
- Parent Vehicle Family Id
- nd7ms1r1kngg535q4vtg7z1ph18afr0p
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Leo
- 3,000
- Stages Count
- 2
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- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 1:57:36 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 1:57:36 PM