
Zenit-3SL launch vehicle consists of two-staged Zenit-2S launch vehicle and DM-SL upper stage.
Two-staged Zenit launch vehicle, developed and produced by "SDO Yuzhnoye" and "Yuzhny Machine-Building Plant", is the primary launch vehicle for Sea Launch project.
Zenit is a modern launch vehicle, remarkable for simplicity of use, full automation of pre-launch and launch procedures.
The main features of Zenit-3SL launcher:
Launcher | Zenit – 3 SL |
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| Floating complex at equator area |
| Launch mass, tonnes | 472 |
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Mass of payload, tonnes
max
min
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Mass of spacecraft launched from the equator area:
I = 200 km, I =36000 km, ³=00
circular orbit =36000 km, ³=00
circular orbit =10000 km, ³=450
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| 0-360 |
Main fairing
diameter,m
height, m
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Accuracy of injection into the geostationary orbit
orbital period, sec
orbit inclination, min
eccentricity
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