Tsiklon-3
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Tsiklon-3 is a Soviet-era three-stage orbital launch vehicle derived from the R-36 ICBM family, used primarily to place military and scientific satellites into low Earth orbit.
All labels observed (2)
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
carrier rocket
ⓘ
expendable launch system ⓘ orbital launch vehicle ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | R-36 ICBM ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| firstStagePropellantType | hypergolic ⓘ |
| fuelType | UDMH ⓘ |
| guidanceType | inertial guidance system ⓘ |
| launchConfiguration | three-stage ⓘ |
| launchEnvironment | ground-based launch pad ⓘ |
| launchMethod | vertical launch ⓘ |
| launchSitesUsed |
Baikonur Cosmodrome
ⓘ
Plesetsk Cosmodrome ⓘ |
| launchVehicleRole | medium-lift launcher ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Yuzhmash
ⓘ
Yuzhnoye Design Bureau ⓘ |
| numberOfStages | 3 ⓘ |
| originTechnology | R-36 intercontinental ballistic missile ⓘ |
| oxidizerType | nitrogen tetroxide ⓘ |
| primaryMissionType |
military satellite launches
ⓘ
scientific satellite launches ⓘ |
| propulsionType | liquid-fueled ⓘ |
| rocketFamily | Tsiklon family ⓘ |
| secondStagePropellantType | hypergolic ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successorTo |
Tsiklon-3
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Tsiklon-2
|
| thirdStagePropellantType | hypergolic ⓘ |
| typicalOrbit | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Soviet military
ⓘ
Soviet space program ⓘ |
| usedFor |
placing payloads into polar orbit
ⓘ
placing payloads into sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tsiklon-2