Tsyklon Launch Vehicle Family
Tsyklon was a family of expendable Soviet and Ukrainian orbital launch vehicles derived from the R-36 missile by Yuzhnoye. The two-stage Tsyklon-2 began flight testing in 1967, while the three-stage Tsyklon-3 followed in 1977 and added an orbit-insertion upper stage. The family launched military, communications, navigation, scientific, and Earth-observation payloads from Baikonur and Plesetsk.
Identity
- Aliases
- TsiklonCyclone rocket familyTsyklon rocket family
- Family Name
- Tsyklon
- Full Name
- Tsyklon Launch Vehicle Family
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- tsyklon-launch-vehicle-family
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
Details
- Description
- Tsyklon was a family of expendable Soviet and Ukrainian orbital launch vehicles derived from the R-36 missile by Yuzhnoye. The two-stage Tsyklon-2 began flight testing in 1967, while the three-stage Tsyklon-3 followed in 1977 and added an orbit-insertion upper stage. The family launched military, communications, navigation, scientific, and Earth-observation payloads from Baikonur and Plesetsk.
- First Flight Year
- 1,967
- Last Flight Year
- 2,009
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- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 1:57:31 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 1:57:31 PM