How many times has Zenit flown?

4 times, with 4 successes and 0 failures.

What is Zenit's success rate?

100.0%. That's 4 successful flights out of 4 attempts.

How much can Zenit lift to orbit?

Launch Library 2 doesn't list a payload figure for Zenit.

No. Launch Library 2 lists Zenit as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.

Rocket file · LV-58

Zenit

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) · Zenith · RETIRED

Zenit is an expendable launch vehicle built by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). It stands 4.6 m tall, first flew on 20 January 2011. It has flown 4 times with 4 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

ON FILE

Height4.6 m

Diameter0.4 m

Payload to LEONOT ON FILE

Payload to GTONOT ON FILE

Maiden flight20 January 2011

ReusableNo, expendable

Launch costNOT ON FILE

StatusRETIRED

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

ON RECORD

Total flights4

Successful4

Failed0

Success rate100.0%

Landing attempts0

Landing successN/A

Scheduled0

Upcoming flights

Manifest

EMPTY

Zenit 3F is retired, and no flight is filed.

All upcoming launches

Zenit in the archive

From NASA's public image library and Wikimedia Commons. Each photo shows the credit its licence asks for and links back to where it came from.

Zenit space vehicleMaryanna Nesina · CC BY-SA 2.5Wikimedia Commons ↗

Zenit-B Helios-44-2 2012 G1George Chernilevsky · public domainWikimedia Commons ↗

Cameras Zenit 11Dmitry Makeev · CC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commons ↗

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Common questions

How many times has Zenit flown?: 4 times, with 4 successes and 0 failures.
What is Zenit's success rate?: 100.0%. That's 4 successful flights out of 4 attempts.
How much can Zenit lift to orbit?: Launch Library 2 doesn't list a payload figure for Zenit.
Is Zenit reusable?: No. Launch Library 2 lists Zenit as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.