Head to head

Atlas SLV-3 Agena D vs Tsiklon-2

Two vehicles in the same payload class. Every figure below comes from the same two sources for both rockets, and a row appears only when both publish the input.

Payload to low Earth orbit

Relative

Atlas SLV-3 Agena D: 1,000 kg

Tsiklon-2: 2,820 kg

Side by side

8 comparable figures

The highlighted value wins the row. Rows where neither direction is better, like length or stage count, highlight nothing.

Metric	Atlas SLV-3 Agena D	Tsiklon-2
Flights flown	48	105
Success rate	91.7%	98.1%
Payload to LEO (kg)	1,000	2,820
Liftoff thrust (kN)	1,340	2,366
Length (m)	36	39.7
Diameter (m)	3	3
Launch mass (t)	155	182
Stages	2	3

Atlas SLV-3 Agena D

Flight record

91.7% success rate44 of 48 flown · 4 failed

1964peak 1966 · 24 flights1967

Maiden flight 1964-08-14. Retired.

Tsiklon-2

Flight record

98.1% success rate103 of 105 flown · 2 failed

1969peak 1976 · 8 flights2006

Maiden flight 1969-08-06. Retired.

Atlas SLV-3 Agena D is built by Convair of the United States.Tsiklon-2 is built by Yuzhnoye Design Bureau of Ukraine.

Full specifications and the complete launch history for each: Atlas SLV-3 Agena D · Tsiklon-2.

Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.