Tsyklon

Tsyklon (Tsiklon)
Function	Medium carrier rocket
Manufacturer	Yuzhmash
Country of origin	Soviet Union
Size
Height	39.7 m (130 ft)
Diameter	3 m (9.8 ft)
Mass	182 t (201 tons)
Stages	2
Capacity
Payload to low Earth orbit
Mass	3,000 kg (6,600 lb)
Launch history
Status	Retired
Launch sites	Baikonur Cosmodrome, LC-90
Total launches	8
Success(es)	7
Failure(s)	1
First flight	27 October 1967
Last flight	25 January 1969
Type of passengers/cargo	IS-A/IS-P; RORSAT
First stage – 8S671
Powered by	1 RD-251
Maximum thrust	2,640 kN (590,000 lbf)
Specific impulse	301 s (2.95 km/s)
Burn time	120 s
Propellant	N2O4 / UDMH
Second stage – 8S672
Powered by	1 RD-252
Maximum thrust	940 kN (210,000 lbf) (211,410 lbf)
Specific impulse	317 s (3.11 km/s)
Burn time	160 s
Propellant	N2O4 / UDMH
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The Tsyklon (Ukrainian: Циклон, "Cyclone", also known as Tsiklon), GRAU index 11K67, was a Soviet-designed expendable launch system, primarily used to put Kosmos satellites into low Earth orbit in the late-1960s. It is based on the R-36 intercontinental ballistic missile designed by Mikhail Yangel and made eight launches, with seven successes and one failure. All of its launches were conducted from LC-90 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. It is sometimes designated Tsyklon-2A, not to be confused with the later Tsyklon-2 rocket. It was introduced in 1967 and was derived from the R-36 ICBM (NATO designation SS-9 Scarp). It was retired in 1969.

It made its maiden flight on 27 October 1967. The booster's design was kept secret and no images or film clips of the complete vehicle were released to the public until after the collapse of the Soviet Union, in part because of being used exclusively for military payloads and also because it was derived from an actively serving missile system. After 1991, the plant where the R-36/Tsyklon were manufactured ended up in newly independent Ukraine.

Tsyklon was designed by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau and manufactured by Yuzhmash (both in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine). Control system was designed at NPO "Electropribor"^[1] (Kharkiv, Ukraine). The last flown derivative, the Tsyklon-3 was retired in January 2009.^[2] Another derivative, the Tsyklon-4, continued to be developed after the retirement of Tsyklon-3, but the Tsyklon-4 project was cancelled in 2015 due to financial concerns. Tsyklon-4 never reached launch pad. However, yet another derivative, the Cyclone-4M, a development of Tsyklon-4, continued to be developed and is still currently (2021) under development.

Derivatives

Two rockets were derived from the Tsyklon: the Tsyklon-2 and Tsyklon-3, known respectively as the SL-11 and SL-14 by the United States DoD.^[3]

Tsyklon-2

The two stage Tsyklon-2 was first launched 6 August 1977 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Tsyklon-2 was 39.7 metres (130 ft) long with a fueled mass of 182 tonnes. The Tsyklon-2 made its final flight in 2006.^[2]

Tsyklon-3

The Tsyklon-3, which featured a restartable third stage, first launched on 24 June 1977 from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. The Tsyklon-3 is 39.27 metres (128.8 ft) long with a fueled mass of 186 to 190 tonnes. It was partially the result of an effort to reduce the number of Soviet launch vehicles in use, replacing the small R-12 derived Kosmos booster and some R-7 variants.

On 27 December 2000, a Tsyklon-3 failed in its attempt to carry six Russian satellites into orbit, plummeting to the earth. An electrical failure in the rocket's third stage was the suspected cause.

The Tsyklon-3 was retired after launching the Koronas-Foton satellite on 30 January 2009.^[2]

Tsyklon-4

The Tsyklon-4 was under development as an evolution of the Tsyklon-3, but was eventually abandoned due to economic and market concerns. A derivative, the Cyclone-4M, is under development as of 2019^[update] for Canadian service provider Maritime Launch Services; however the Cyclone-4M does not share any booster stage derived from the original Tsyklon series.^[4]

Launches

External links

References

^ Krivonosov, Khartron: Computers for rocket guidance systems
^ ^a ^b ^c Barbosa, Rui C. (2009-01-30). "Russian Tsyklon-3 bows out with CORONAS launch". NASASpaceflight.com. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
^ Parsch, Andreas; Martynov, Aleksey V. (2008-07-02). "Designations of Soviet and Russian Military Aircraft and Missiles". www.designation-systems.net. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
^ Zak, Anatoly. "Tsyklon-4M (Cyclone-4M) prepares a move to Canada". RussianSpaceWeb.com. Retrieved 29 December 2019.

[1] Krivonosov, Khartron: Computers for rocket guidance systems

[NSF-T3-retired-2] Barbosa, Rui C. (2009-01-30). "Russian Tsyklon-3 bows out with CORONAS launch". NASASpaceflight.com. Retrieved 2009-01-30.

[DOD-SL-designations-3] Parsch, Andreas; Martynov, Aleksey V. (2008-07-02). "Designations of Soviet and Russian Military Aircraft and Missiles". www.designation-systems.net. Retrieved 2009-03-22.

[4] Zak, Anatoly. "Tsyklon-4M (Cyclone-4M) prepares a move to Canada". RussianSpaceWeb.com. Retrieved 29 December 2019.

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Cyclone (Tsyklon)	Tsyklon-1M Tsyklon-2 Tsyklon-3 Tsyklon-4 Cyclone-4M
Zenit	Zenit-2 Zenit-2M Zenit-3SL Zenit-3SLB Zenit-3F
Mayak	Mayak
Dnipro (Dnepr)	Dnipro
International projects	Antares VEGA Skyrora Firefly Aerospace
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In development	Amur Irtysh Yenisei
Retired	Dnepr Energia Kosmos 1 2I 3 3M N1 R-7 Luna Molniya M L Polyot Soyuz original L M U U2 FG Soyuz/Vostok Sputnik Voskhod Vostok L K 2 2M R-29 Shtil' Volna Start-1 Tsyklon original 2 3 UR UR-500 Proton-K Rokot Strela Zenit 2 2M 3SL 3SLB 3F
Cancelled (no launch attempts)	Tsyklon-4 Proton Light Medium

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Current	Angara 1.2 A5 Ariane 6 Atlas V Ceres 1 1S Chollima-1 Electron Falcon 9 Block 5 Falcon Heavy Firefly Alpha Gravity-1 GSLV H-IIA H3 Hyperbola-1 Jielong 1 3 KAIROS^† Kaituozhe 2 Kinetica 1 Kuaizhou 1 1A 11 Long March 2C 2D 2F 3A 3B/E 3C 4B 4C 5 5B 6 6A 7 7A 8 11 11H 12 LVM3 Minotaur I IV V C Nuri OS-M1^† Pegasus XL Proton-M PSLV Qaem 100 Qased Shavit 2 Simorgh SLS Block 1 Soyuz-2 2.1a / STA 2.1b / STB 2-1v SSLV Starship Tianlong-2 Unha Vega C Vulcan Centaur Zhuque 2
In development	Antares 330 Bloostar Cyclone-4M Deca Epsilon S Eris Gravity-2 Hyperbola-2 Irtysh Kuaizhou 21 31 Long March 9 10 Miura 5 MLV Neutron New Glenn New Line 1 NGLV Nova OS-M 2 4 Orbex Prime Pallas-1 Red Dwarf SLS Block 1B Block 2 Soyuz-7 Terran R Tianlong-3 VLM Vega E Zero Zhuque 3 Zuljanah
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