Zenith family

Zenit-2

RetiredUkraine Yuzhnoye Design BureauSpec: 2

Zenit is a family of space launch vehicles designed by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau in Dnipro, Ukraine, which was then part of the Soviet Union.

Flights flown35

Success rate82.9%29/35

Payload to LEO13,740kg

Maiden flight1985-04-13

Peak year19875 flights

Zenit-2 is built by Yuzhnoye Design Bureau of Ukraine. It first flew on 13 April 1985 and last flew on 10 June 2004.

Flight record

35 records

82.9% success rate29 of 35 flown · 6 failed

1985peak 1987 · 5 flights2004

First flight1985-04-13

Latest flight2004-06-10

Failures6

Consecutive successes7

Fastest turnaround18d 2h

Payload

Per mission profile

Low Earth orbit	13,740kg
Sun-synchronous orbit	5,000kg

Vehicle

2 spec

Stages	2
Length	57m
Diameter	3.9m
Launch mass	459t
Liftoff thrust	7,300kN
Maiden flight	1985-04-13
Reusable	No

Pads used

2 pads

45/133 45/22

Orbits delivered

3 orbits

Low Earth Orbit33Polar Orbit1Sun-Synchronous Orbit1

Compare

Same payload class

vs Falcon 9 vs Soyuz U vs Space Shuttle vs Long March 3B/E vs Soyuz-U-PVB vs Soyuz-U

Launch history

35 launches

Date	Mission	Pad	Orbit	Outcome
2004-06-10	Zenit-2 \| Tselina-2 22	45/1	Low Earth Orbit	Success
2001-12-10	Zenit-2 \| Meteor-3M No. 1	45/1	Sun-Synchronous Orbit	Success
2000-09-25	Zenit-2 \| Orlets-2 2	45/1	Low Earth Orbit	Success
2000-02-03	Zenit-2 \| Tselina-2 21	45/1	Low Earth Orbit	Success
1999-07-17	Zenit-2 \| Okean-O	45/1	Polar Orbit	Success
1998-07-28	Zenit-2 \| Tselina-2 20	45/1	Low Earth Orbit	Success
1998-07-10	Zenit-2 \| Resurs-O1	45/1	Low Earth Orbit	Success
1997-05-20	Zenit-2 \| Tselina-2 19	45/1	Low Earth Orbit	Failure
1996-09-04	Zenit-2 \| Tselina-2 18	45/1	Low Earth Orbit	Success
1995-10-31	Zenit-2 \| Tselina-2 17	45/1	Low Earth Orbit	Success
1994-11-24	Zenit-2 \| Tselina-2 16	45/1	Low Earth Orbit	Success
1994-11-04	Zenit-2 \| Resurs-O1	45/1	Low Earth Orbit	Success
1994-08-26	Zenit-2 \| Orlets-2 1	45/1	Low Earth Orbit	Success
1994-04-23	Zenit-2 \| Tselina-2 15	45/1	Low Earth Orbit	Success
1993-09-16	Zenit-2 \| Tselina-2 14	45/1	Low Earth Orbit	Success
1993-03-26	Zenit-2 \| Tselina-2 13	45/1	Low Earth Orbit	Success
1992-12-25	Zenit-2 \| Tselina-2 12	45/1	Low Earth Orbit	Success
1992-11-17	Zenit-2 \| Tselina-2 11	45/1	Low Earth Orbit	Success
1992-02-05	Zenit-2 \| Tselina-2 10	45/1	Low Earth Orbit	Failure
1991-08-30	Zenit-2 \| Tselina-2 9	45/1	Low Earth Orbit	Failure
1990-10-04	Zenit-2 \| Tselina-2 8	45/2	Low Earth Orbit	Failure
1990-05-22	Zenit-2 \| Tselina-2 7	45/2	Low Earth Orbit	Success
1988-11-23	Zenit-2 \| Tselina-2 6	45/1	Low Earth Orbit	Success
1988-05-15	Zenit-2 \| Tselina-2 5	45/1	Low Earth Orbit	Success
1987-08-28	Zenit-2 \| GVM Tselina-2	45/1	Low Earth Orbit	Success
1987-08-01	Zenit-2 \| GVM Tselina-2	45/1	Low Earth Orbit	Success
1987-05-13	Zenit-2 \| Tselina-2 4	45/1	Low Earth Orbit	Success
1987-03-18	Zenit-2 \| GVM Tselina-2	45/1	Low Earth Orbit	Success
1987-02-14	Zenit-2 \| GVM Tselina-2	45/1	Low Earth Orbit	Success
1986-10-22	Zenit-2 \| Taifun-1B 9	45/1	Low Earth Orbit	Success
1986-07-30	Zenit-2 \| GVM Tselina-2	45/1	Low Earth Orbit	Success
1985-12-28	Zenit-2 \| Tselina-2 3	45/1	Low Earth Orbit	Success
1985-10-22	Zenit-2 \| GVM Tselina-2	45/1	Low Earth Orbit	Success
1985-06-21	Zenit-2 \| GVM Tselina-2	45/1	Low Earth Orbit	Failure
1985-04-13	Zenit-2 \| GVM Tselina-2	45/1	Low Earth Orbit	Failure

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