Tsyklon-4
Tsyklon (Cyclone) launch vehicle family
Overview of the Tsyklon rocket family:
Launcher
Manufacturing index
Base rocket
US DOD designation
Sheldon designation
Payloads
Tsyklon-1
11K64
R-16
-
Tsyklon-2A
11K67
R-36
SL-11
F-1-m
IS ASAT
Tsyklon-2
11K69
R-36
SL-11
F-1-r
US-A, -P, -PM
Tsyklon-3 (Tsyklon-M)
11K68 (8K67S5M)
R-36
SL-14
F-2
Meteor, Okean Tselina D
Tsyklon-4
-
Commercial
Tsyklon-4M
-
Commercial
Specifications of the Tsyklon-2 and -3 rockets:
Tsyklon-2
Tsyklon-3
Number of stages 2 - 3
Length of the vehicle
35.5 - 39.7 meters
39.27 meters
Diameter
3 meters
3 meters
Weight (fueled)
182 tons
186 - 190 tons
Empty weight 11.6 tons 12.1 tons
Fuel
UDMH
UDMH
Oxidizer Nitrogen tetroxide Nitrogen tetroxide
First launch Oct. 27, 1967 June 24, 1977 (Cosmos-921)
Last launch Dec. 26, 1999 Dec. 28, 2000
Launch sites Baikonur (Tyuratam) (two pads: Site 90) Plesetsk (two pads: Site 32)
Stage 1
Stage 1 weight 122.3 tons
121.7 tons
Stage 1 dry weight 6.3 tons
6.3 tons
Stage 1 length 18.9 meters
18.9 meters
Stage 1 diameter 3 meters 3 meters
Stage 1 burn time 120 seconds from launch 120 seconds from launch
1st stage propulsion
- 3 two-chamber RD-250 engines
- 1 four-nozzle RD-68M steering engine
- 3 two-chamber RD-261 engines
- 1 four-nozzle RD-68M steering engine
Stage 2
Stage 2 weight (fueled) 49.3 tons
49.8 tons
Stage 2 dry weight 3.7 tons
4.36 tons
Stage 2 length
9.4 meters
9.4 meters
Stage 2 diameter 3 meters 3 meters
Stage 2 burn time 160 seconds 160 seconds
2nd stage propulsion
- 1 two-chamber RD-252 engine
- 1 four-nozzle RD-69M engine
- 1 two-chamber RD-262 engine
- 1 four-nozzle RD-69M engine
Stage 3 (S5M)
Stage 3 weight (fueled) - 4.6 tons
Stage 3 dry weight - 1.407 tons
Stage 3 length - 2.58 meters
Stage 3 diameter - 2.25 meters (under payload fairing)
Stage 3 burn time - up to 125 seconds
Stage 3 propulsion RD-861
Payload:
- 3.2 tons to 200-km 65-degree circular orbit
- 2.7 tons to 200-km 90-degree orbit
- 3.6 tons to 200-km near-polar orbit