Zenit-3SLB
Zenit-3SLB | |
| Function | Carrier rocket |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Yuzhmash |
| Country of origin | |
| Size | |
| Height | 59.6 metres (196 ft) |
| Diameter | 3.9 metres (13 ft) |
| Mass | 471,000 kilograms (1,038,000 lb) |
| Stages | Three |
| Capacity | |
| Payload to GTO | |
| Mass | 3,750 kilograms (8,270 lb) |
| Associated rockets | |
| Family | Zenit |
| Comparable | Zenit-3SLBF |
| Launch history | |
| Status | Retired |
| Launch sites | Baikonur Site 45/1 |
| Total launches | 6 |
| Success(es) | 6 |
| First flight | 28 April 2008 (AMOS-3) |
| Last flight | 31 August 2013 (AMOS-4) |
| First stage – Zenit-2SB First stage | |
| Height | 32.9 m (108 ft) |
| Diameter | 3.9 m (13 ft) |
| Empty mass | 27,564 kg (60,768 lb) |
| Gross mass | 354,350 kg (781,210 lb) |
| Propellant mass | RG-1: 90,219 kg (198,899 lb) LOX: 236,567 kg (521,541 lb) |
| Powered by | RD-171 |
| Maximum thrust | Sea Level: 7,257 kN (1,631,000 lbf) Vacuum: 7,908 kN (1,778,000 lbf) |
| Specific impulse | Sea Level: 309.5 s (3.035 km/s) Vacuum: 337.2 s (3.307 km/s) |
| Burn time | 140-150 seconds |
| Propellant | LOX/RG-1 |
| Second stage – Zenit-2SB Second stage | |
| Height | 10.4 m (34 ft) |
| Diameter | 3.9 m (13 ft) |
| Empty mass | 8,307 kg (18,314 lb) |
| Gross mass | 90,794 kg (200,167 lb) |
| Propellant mass | RG-1: 23,056 kg (50,830 lb) LOX: 59,431 kg (131,023 lb) |
| Powered by | 1 RD-120 1 RD-8 |
| Maximum thrust | RD-120: 912 kilonewtons (205,000 lbf) RD-8: 79.4 kilonewtons (17,800 lbf) |
| Specific impulse | Vacuum: RD-120: 350 s (3.4 km/s) RD-8: 342.8 s (3.362 km/s) |
| Burn time | 360-370 seconds |
| Propellant | LOX/RG-1 |
| Third stage – Blok DM-SLB | |
| Powered by | 1 RD-58M |
| Maximum thrust | 84.9 kilonewtons (19,100 lbf) |
| Specific impulse | 352 sec |
| Burn time | 650 seconds |
| Propellant | LOX/RG-1 |
The Zenit 3SLB or Zenit-3M was a Ukrainian expendable carrier rocket derived from the Zenit-2SB. It was a member of the Zenit family of rockets, which were designed by the Yuzhnoye Design Office.