SPACE LAUNCH REPORT Zenit Launch Vehicle Flight History by Variant/Year (1985-2017) Page 1 of 2: Variants by Ed Kyle, Last Update 08/18/2020 L(F) = Number of Launches(Number of Failures) Zenit Zenit Zenit Zenit Zenit Zenit 2 3SL/ 2M/SB 3M 3F Totals DMSL (SLB) (SLB) Freg SB Year L(F) L(F) L(F) L(F) L(F) L(F) ------------------------------------------------------- 1985 4(3) - - - - 4(3) 1986 2(0) - - - - 2(0) 1987 5(0) - - - - 5(0) 1988 2(0) - - - - 2(0) 1989 - - - - - - 1990 2(1) - - - - 2(1) 1991 1(1) - - - - 1(1) 1992 3(1) - - - - 3(1) 1993 2(0) - - - - 2(0) 1994 4(0) - - - - 4(0) 1995 1(0) - - - - 1(0) 1996 1(0) - - - - 1(0) 1997 1(1) - - - - 1(1) 1998 3(1) - - - - 3(1) 1999 1(0) 2(0) - - - 3(0) 2000 2(0) 3(1)* - - - 5(1) 2001 1(0) 2(0) - - - 3(0) 2002 - 1(0) - - - 1(0) 2003 - 3(0) - - - 3(0) 2004 1(0) 3(1) - - - 4(1) 2005 - 4(0) - - - 4(0) 2006 - 5(0) - - - 5(0) 2007 - 1(1) 1(0)x - - 2(1) 2008 - 5(0) - 1(1) - 6(1) 2009 - 1(0) - 3(0) - 4(0) 2010 - - - - - - 2011 - 1(0) 1(0)+ 1(0) 2(0) 5(0) 2012 - 3(0) - - - 3(0) 2013 - 1(1) - 1(0) - 2(1) 2014 - 1(0) - - - 1(0) 2015 - - - - 1(0) 1(0) 2016 - - - - - - 2017 - - - - 1(0) 1(0) 2018 - - - - - - ------------------------------------------------------- Zenit Zenit Zenit Zenit Zenit Zenit 2 3SL/ 2M/SB 3M 3F Totals DMSL (SLB) (SLB) Freg SB L(F) L(F) L(F) L(F) L(F) ------------------------------------------------------- Orbit 36(8) 36(4) 2(0) 6(1) 4(0) 84(13) ------------------------------------------------------- Footnotes: * List does not include 1/8/2001 -3SL launch abort just before planned liftoff. Ships had to return to San Diego for first stage replacement for refurbishment. x Zenit 3M (2-stg 2SB40) + Zenit SB (2-stg 2SB41) orbited Fobos-Grunt, which failed to boost itself out of LEO with its own Fregat SB based propulsion system. ================================================== Launch Vehicle Types -------------------------------------------------- Zenit 2 (2-stg 2) Zenit 3SL (2-stg 2S + Blok DMSL stg 3) Zenit 2M (2-stg 2SB40) Zenit 2SB (2-stg 2SB41) Zenit 3SLB (2-stg 2SB60 + Blok DMSLB stg 3) Zenit 3F (2-stg 2SB80 + Fregat SB stg 3) ================================================== ZENIT LAUNCH HISTORY ZENIT DATE TYPE ID PAYLOAD MASS(t) SITE ORBIT ------------------------------------------------------------------ 04/13/85 2 1L Dummy 3.25 TB 45/1 [FTO] 06/21/85 2 2L Dummy 3.25 TB 45/1 [FTO] 10/22/85 2 Dummy 3.25 TB 45/1 LEO 12/28/85 2 5L Tselina-2 3 3.25 TB 45/1 [EEO] 07/30/86 2 Dummy 3.25 TB 45/1 LEO 10/22/86 2 Taifun-1 9/Dummy 3.25 TB 45/1 LEO 02/14/87 2 Dummy 3.25 TB 45/1 LEO 03/18/87 2 Dummy 3.25 TB 45/1 LEO 05/13/87 2 Tselina-2 4 3.25 TB 45/1 LEO 08/01/87 2 11L Dummy 3.25 TB 45/1 LEO 08/28/87 2 10L Dummy 3.25 TB 45/1 LEO 05/15/88 2 Tselina-2 5 3.25 TB 45/1 LEO 11/23/88 2 Tselina-2 6 3.25 TB 45/1 LEO 05/22/90 2 Tselina-2 7 3.25 TB 45/2 LEO 10/04/90 2 15L Tselina-2 8 3.25 TB 45/2 [FTO] 08/30/91 2 16L Tselina-2 9 3.25 TB 45/1 [FTO] 02/05/92 2 Tselina-2 10 3.25 TB 45/1 [FTO] 11/17/92 2 Tselina-2 11 3.25 TB 45/1 LEO 12/25/92 2 Tselina-2 12 3.25 TB 45/1 LEO 03/26/93 2 Tselina-2 13 3.25 TB 45/1 LEO 09/16/93 2 Tselina-2 14 3.25 TB 45/1 LEO 04/23/94 2 Tselina-2 15 3.25 TB 45/1 LEO 08/26/94 2 Orlets-2 1 10.50 TB 45/1 LEO 11/04/94 2 Res.-O1 3/Saf-R 1.955 TB 45/1 SSO 11/24/94 2 Tselina-2 16 3.25 TB 45/1 LEO 10/31/95 2 Tselina-2 17 3.25 TB 45/1 LEO 09/04/97 2 Tselina-2 18 3.25 TB 45/1 LEO 05/20/97 2 Tselina-2 19 3.25 TB 45/1 [FTO] 07/10/98 2 Resurs-1 2/usats 2.00 TB 45L SSO 07/28/98 2 Tselina-2 20 3.25 TB 45L LEO 09/09/98 2 22L Globalstar (12) 5.40 TB 45L [FTO] 03/28/99 3SL/DMSL SL1 DemoSat[HS702] 4.50 PO OLP GTO 07/17/99 2 17L Okean-O 1 6.15 TB 45/1 SSO 10/10/99 3SL/DMSL SL2 Direct TV 1-R 3.446 PO OLP GTO+ 02/03/00 2 1-94 Tselina-2 21 3.25 TB 45 LEO 03/12/00 3SL/DMSL SL3 ICO F1 2.75 PO OLP [FTO] 07/28/00 3SL/DMSL SL4 PanAmSat 9 3.659 PO OLP GTO 09/25/00 2 Orlets-2 2 10.50 TB 45 LEO 10/21/00 3SL/DMSL SL5 Thuraya 1 5.108 PO OLP GTO 03/18/01 3SL/DMSL SL6 XM-2 "Rock" 4.682 PO OLP GTO 05/08/01 3SL/DMSL SL7 XM-1 "Roll" 4.682 PO OLP GTO 12/10/01 2 19L Meteor 3M-N1 2.68 TB LC45 SSO 06/15/02 3SL/DMSL SL8 Galaxy 3C 4.81 PO OLP GTO+ 06/10/03 3SL/DMSL SL16 Thuraya 2 5.177 PO OLP GTO 08/08/03 3SL SL10 Echostar 9 4.737 PO OLP GTO 10/01/03 3SL/DMSL SL13 Galxy13/Horzns 1 4.090 PO OLP GTO 01/11/04 3SL/DMSL SL12 Estrela Do Sul 1 4.8 PO OLP GTO 05/04/04 3SL/DMSL SL14 DirectTV-7S 5.5 PO OLP GTO 06/10/04 2 1-95 Tselina-2 22 3.25 TB 45/1 LEO 06/29/04 3SL/DMSL SL11 Apstar 5 4.6 PO OLP [EEO] 03/01/05 3SL/DMSL SL17 XM-3 5.5 PO OLP GTO 04/26/05 3SL/DMSL SL18 Spaceway 1 6.1 PO OLP GTO 06/23/05 3SL/DMSL SL4 Intelsat Am. 8 5.5 PO OLP GTO 11/08/05 3SL/DMSL SL19 Inmarsat-4F2 6.0 PO OLP GTO 02/15/06 3SL/DMSL SL15 Echostar X 4.33 PO OLP GTO 04/12/06 3SL/DMSL SL21 JCSAT 9 4.4 PO OLP GTO 06/18/06 3SL/DMSL SL20 Galaxy 16 4.64 PO OLP GTO 08/22/06 3SL/DMSL SL23 Koreasat 5 4.47 PO OLP GTO 10/30/06 3SL/DMSL SL22 XM-4 5.193 PO OLP GTO 01/30/07 3SL/DMSL SL24 NSS-8 5.92 PO OLP [FTO] 06/29/07 2M 1-05 Tselina 2 23 3.25 TB 45/1 LEO 01/15/08 3SL/DMSL SL25 Thuraya 3 5.17 PO OLP GTO 03/19/08 3SL/DMSL SL26 DirecTV 11 5.92 PO OLP GTO 04/28/08 3SLB/DMSLB 1L Amos 3 1.25 TB 45/1 [GEO-] 05/21/08 3SL/DMSL SL27 Galaxy 18 4.642 PO OLP GTO 07/16/08 3SL/DMSL SL28 EchoStar 11 5.511 PO OLP GTO 09/24/08 3SL/DMSL SL29 Galaxy 19 4.69 PO OLP GTO+ 02/26/09 3SLB/DMSLB 2L Telstar 11N 4.012 TB 45/1 GTO+ 04/20/09 3SL/DMSL SL30 Sircal 1B 3.08 PO OLP GTO+ 06/21/09 3SLB/DMSLB 3L Measat 3a 2.37 TB 45/1 GTO+ 11/30/09 3SLB/DMSLB 4L Intelsat 15 2.484 TB 45/1 GTO+ 01/20/11 3F/FregatSB 1-07/1 Electro-L 1.74 TB 45/1 GEO 07/18/11 3F/FregatSB Z2F02 Spektr-R 3.66 TB 45/1 EEO 09/24/11 3SL/DM-SL SL39? Atlantic Bird 7 4.60 PO OLP GTO+ 10/05/11 3SLB/DMSLB 5L Intelsat 18 3.2 TB 45/1 GTO+ 11/08/11 2SB Phobos-Grunt 13.15 TB 45/1 LEO 06/01/12 3SL/DMSL SL45 Intelsat 19 5.6 PO OLP GTO 08/19/12 3SL/DMSL SL49 Intelsat 21 5.982 PO OLP GTO 12/03/12 3SL/DMSL SL50 Eutelsat 70B 5.25 PO OLP GTO 02/01/13 3SL/DMSL SL48 Intelsat 27 6.215 PO OLP [FTO] 08/31/13 3SLB/DMSLB 6L Amos 4 3.5 TB 45/1 GTO 05/26/14 3SL/DMSL Eutelsat 3B 5.967 PO OLP GTO 12/11/15 3F/FregatSB Z2F03 Electro-L2 1.855 TB 45/1 GEO 12/26/17 3F/FregatSB SLB80.5 Angosat 1 1.647 TB 45/1 GEO ------------------------------------------------------------------ NOTES: [1L] First Zenit-2 rocket suffered second stage propellant utilization controller failure. Propellant depleted early at T+400 seconds. Failed to orbit. Carried Tselina-2 mass sim. [2L] Zenit-2 second stage shot down prematurely, again due to propellant control problems. Failed to orbit mass simulator, though some fragments reached orbit. [10/22/85] First Zenit-2 success. Tselina-2 orbit requires plane change to 71 deg from 63 deg, which limits payload mass. [5L] Second stage failure left Tselina-2 in 161x826 km x 71 deg orbit. Planned 800 km circular orbit. [15L] First stage engine failure T+4 seconds. Destroyed Area 45 Pad 2. [16L] Second stage failure. [02/05/92] Second stage failure. [05/20/97] Exploded T+48 seconds. [22L] First commercial launch, failed to orbit - guidance failure at T+272s during second stage flight before fairing separation. planned 1410 km × 1410 km, 52 deg orbit. [SL3] 2nd stg control loss T+7 min due to an improper ground connector disconnect. Planned MEO 10390 km × 10390 km x 45 deg. [SL11] Second burn of third stage cut off 54 seconds early due to an electrical failure. Left short of planned transfer orbit. [SL18] Heaviest Commercial Satellite. First successful 2-burn DMSL profile. [SL24] RD-171 engine failed at liftoff due to turbopump ingesting foreign object. Explosion enveloped and damaged LP Odyssey. Planned GTO. [04/28/08] Amos-3 in 34,225 x 39,368 km x 0.72 deg orbit, expected 35,786 x 39,092 km x 0 deg. Shortfall of roughly 75 m/s reportedly cost Amos-3 2-3 years of 18 year design life. Problem caused by "programming error". [11/08/11] Phobos-Grunt Fregat-based propulsion system did not fire, stranding PL in LEO. [SL48] RD-171M engine emergency cut off at 23 seconds. Veered off course prior to cut off. Cause was failure of hydraulic pump for thrust vectoring of engine nozzles. List does not include 1/8/2001 -3SL launch abort just before planned liftoff. Abort call occurred after propellant flow "irreversible operation" into RD-171 engine but before engine ignition. Ships had to return to San Diego for first stage replacement. Stage involved was later refurbished. *Abbreviations: [FTO]: Failed to Orbit [EEO]: Unintended Eliptical Earth Orbit [GTO]: Unintended Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit [LEO]: Unintended Low Earth Orbit TB: (Tyuratam) Baikonur PO: Pacific Ocean OLP: Odyssey Launch Platform References Sea Launch Payload Planners Guide, Rev. C, Sea Launch, Jan 2003 Land Launch Payload Planners Guide, July 2004 Last Update: December 27, 2017 References: Jonathan's Space Report Launch Vehicle Database "http://www.planet4589.org/space/lvdb/index.html" Encylopedia Astronautica "http://www.astronautix.com/" Gunter's Space Page "http://www.skyrocket.de/space" Sea Launch User Guide, Rev C, March 1996, Sea Launch Company, LLC TRW Space Log 1957-1996, TRW Space & Electronics Group, Redondo Beach, CA. SpaceFlightNow "http://www.spaceflightnow.com"