Rocket file · LV-443
Tsiklon-2
Tsiklon-2 is an expendable launch vehicle built by Yuzhnoye Design Bureau. It stands 39.7 m tall, lifts 2,820 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 6 August 1969. It has flown 105 times with 103 successes, a success rate of 98.1%.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.
Flight record
Reliability
About Tsiklon-2
The Tsyklon-2 (cyclone-2), also known as Tsiklon-2 and Tsyklon-M, GRAU index 11K69, was a Ukrainian, previously Soviet orbital carrier rocket used from the 1960s to the late 2000s.
Upcoming flights
Manifest
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Common questions
- How many times has Tsiklon-2 flown?
- 105 times, with 103 successes and 2 failures.
- What is Tsiklon-2's success rate?
- 98.1%. That's 103 successful flights out of 105 attempts.
- How much can Tsiklon-2 lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 lists Tsiklon-2 at 2,820 kg to low Earth orbit.
- Is Tsiklon-2 reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Tsiklon-2 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.