Russian Space Forces Tsiklon-3 Sich-1M
Tsiklon-3
Status
Failure
Date
24 DEC 2004
11:20
Mission Overview
Ukranian-built remote sensing satellite. Third stage apogee kick burn was too short, raising the perigee of the orbit from 78 km to 280 km, rather than the 650 km planned..
Rocket
Tsiklon-3
Mission Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Stages
3
Livestream
Not availableRocket Details
The Tsyklon-3 was a Soviet, and subsequently Ukrainian orbital carrier rocket. A derivative of the R-36 ICBM, and a member of the Tsyklon family, it made its maiden flight on 24 June 1977, and was retired on 30 January 2009.
Height
39.27 m
Diameter
3 m
Launch Mass
189 T
Thrust
2,713 kN
