U.S.S.R / NPO Yuzhnoye (Ukraine)

Tsiklon 2 (R-36-O) Tsiklon 2M Tsiklon 3 Tsiklon 2K

Overall
Vehicle

Operational from 17.09.1966 27.10.1967 24.06.1977  

 

to 08.08.1971 25.06.2006 30.01.2009  
Orbital flights   18 115 119 0
Payload weight t LEO 3.35 LEO 2.85 +AKS LEO 4.10 SSO 1.46
Gross liftoff weight t 174.7 ~186 191.3 185.8
Gross propellant weight t 161.19 171.36 174.55 171.96
Total length m 31.95 39.65 39.27 40.39
Max. diameter (span) m 3.60 3.60 3.60 3.60
Total liftoff thrust (s.l.) kN 2,650.1 2,650.1 2,650.1 2,650.1
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 481.1 511.8 521.7 513.6

Fairing

Total length m 3.00 10.70/6.50 9.54 9.64
Diameter m 2.20 2.20/3.00 2.70 2.70
Total weight t ~0.50 ~1.00 ~1.00 ~1.10

Stage 3

Name       S5.M ADU-600

 

Length m     2.72 2.90
Diameter m 2.42 1.00 - 2.00
Liftoff weight t 4.60 1.640
Propellant weight t 3.19 0.600
Engines   RD-861 S7.21? (4)
Propellant   UDMH/N2O4 UDMH/N2O4
Total thrust (vac) kN 78.7 2.44
Specific impulse (vac) Ns/kg 3109 2952
Burning time s 126 720
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 9.9 1.8
Stage 2

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Length (+adapters) m 10.08 10.08 10.86 11.88
Diameter m 3.00-2.00 3.00-2.00 3.00 3.00
Liftoff weight t 48.35 52.00 52.00 52.00
Propellant weight t 45.61 49.08 49.08 49.08
Engines (Chambers)   RD-252 (2)

RD-262 (2)

RD-262 (2)

RD-262M (2)

Propellant   UDMH/N2O4

UDMH/N2O4

UDMH/N2O4

UDMH/N2O4

Total thrust (vac) kN 940.5 (+53.9) 940.5 (+53.9) 940.5 (+53.9) 940.5 (+53.9)
Specific impulse (vac) Ns/kg 3115 3115 3115 3077
Burning time s 140 (170) 151.5 (170) 151.5 (170) 151.5 (170)
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 140.8

151.7

151.7

151.7

Stage 1

Name          

 

Length m 18.87 18.87 18.87 18.87
Diameter m 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00
Liftoff weight t 122.50 129.60 129.60 129.60
Propellant weight t 115.58 122.28 122.28 122.28
Engines (Chambers) 3 RD-251M (2) RD-261 (2) RD-261 (2) RD-261M (2)
Propellant   UDMH/N2O4 UDMH/N2O4 UDMH/N2O4 UDMH/N2O4
Total thrust (s.l.) kN 2,364.7 (+285.4) 2,364.7 (+285.4) 2,364.7 (+285.4) 2,364.7 (+285.4)
Specific impulse (s.l.) Ns/kg 2644 2644 2644 2644
Burning time s 113 (128) 120 (128) 120 (128) 120 (128)
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 340.3 360.1 360.1 360.1