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Zenit-3SL

Zenit-3SL was the three-stage Sea Launch configuration, combining a Zenit two-stage base with an Energia-built Block DM-SL upper stage and launching commercial spacecraft from the equatorial Odyssey ocean platform. It flew from 1999 through 2014.

Identity

Aliases
Sea Launch ZenitZenit Sea LaunchЗенит-3SL
Family Name
Zenit
Full Name
Zenit-3SL
Reusability
expendable
Slug
zenit-3sl
Status
retired
Type
rocket
Variant Name
3SL

Details

Description
Zenit-3SL was the three-stage Sea Launch configuration, combining a Zenit two-stage base with an Energia-built Block DM-SL upper stage and launching commercial spacecraft from the equatorial Odyssey ocean platform. It flew from 1999 through 2014.
Diameter M
3.9
Engines
  • Count
    1
    Name
    RD-171M
    Placement
    core
  • Count
    1
    Name
    RD-120
    Placement
    upper
  • Count
    1
    Name
    RD-8
    Placement
    upper
  • Count
    1
    Name
    11D58M
    Placement
    upper
First Flight Year
1,999
Height M
59.6
Last Flight Year
2,014
Liftoff Mass Kg
473,000
Parent Vehicle Family Id
nd7g2zf6qse87frgd74ydcsmcd8ae8y3
Payload Capacity Kg
Gto
6,000
Stages Count
3

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Creation Time
7/13/2026, 10:47:07 AM
Updated Time
7/13/2026, 10:47:07 AM
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