FunctionCarrier rocket
ManufacturerYuzhnoye Country of origin Soviet Union Ukraine Size Height57 metres (187 ft) Diameter3.9 metres (13 ft) Mass444,900 kilograms (981,000 lb) StagesTwo Capacity Payload to LEO13,740 kilograms (30,300 lb) Payload to SSO 5,000 kilograms (11,000 lb) Associated rockets FamilyZenit Derivatives Zenit-2M Zenit-3SL Launch history StatusActive Launch sites Baikonur Site 45 Total launches37 Successes31 Failures6 Maiden flight13 April 1985 First Stage Engines 1 RD-171 Thrust 8,180 kilonewtons (1,840,000 lbf) Specific impulse337 sec Burn time 150 seconds Fuel RP-1/LOX Second StageEngines 1 RD-120 1 RD-8 Thrust 912 kilonewtons (205,000 lbf) 79.5 kilonewtons (17,900 lbf) Specific impulse349 sec Burn time 315 seconds Fuel RP-1/LOX |