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Zenit

Soviet-Ukrainian kerolox medium-lift orbital rocket

A powerful Ukrainian-built rocket that became the foundation of Sea Launch — a floating platform on the Pacific equator that sold commercial GEO slots in the 2000s. The 2014 annexation of Crimea severed Russian access to Ukrainian hardware; Sea Launch suspended operations in 2020 and the Zenit family has not flown since.

Service 1985–2017
1985 to 2017
1985 first flight 2008 peak (6 launches) 2017 last flight
launches
84
success · 69/84
82%

Zenit Launch Activity

Past launches and what's coming up

  1. Feb 01 201306:56 UTC
    Feb 01 2013
    06:56 UTC
    Failed
  2. Aug 31 201320:05 UTC
    Aug 31 2013
    20:05 UTC
    Success
  3. May 26 201421:09 UTC
    May 26 2014
    21:09 UTC
    Success
  4. Dec 11 201513:45 UTC
    Dec 11 2015
    13:45 UTC
    Success
  5. Dec 26 201719:00 UTC
    Dec 26 2017
    19:00 UTC
    Failed
  6. Retired 2017

Full Launch History

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1980s 13 flights
2010s 13 flights

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