Zenit-2 Launch Vehicle
The retired Ukrainian-Russian Zenit-2 two-stage launch vehicle, using one RD-171 first-stage engine and an RD-120/RD-8 second-stage propulsion set.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Zenit-211K77Zenit 2
- Family Name
- Zenit-2
- Full Name
- Zenit-2 Launch Vehicle
- Roles
- -
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
Details
- Description
- The retired Ukrainian-Russian Zenit-2 two-stage launch vehicle, using one RD-171 first-stage engine and an RD-120/RD-8 second-stage propulsion set.
- First Flight Year
- 1,985
- Last Flight Year
- 2,001
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- core
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- first-stage
- Variant Notes
- RD-171 four-chamber staged-combustion first-stage engine.
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- upper
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- second-stage
- Variant Notes
- RD-120 oxygen-rich staged-combustion second-stage engine.
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- upper
- Propulsion System
- Role
- attitude-control
- Stage
- second-stage
- Variant Notes
- RD-8 vernier steering engine integrated with the Zenit second stage.
- Name
- Zenit-2 standard configuration
- Notes
- Zenit-2 two-stage configuration with one RD-171 first-stage engine and one RD-120 main engine plus one RD-8 vernier engine on the second stage.
- Rocket Specs
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 2
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenit-2
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 22:06:00 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 22:06:00 UTC