Zenit-3SLB

Zenit-3SLB/3M
Zenit-3SLB
FunctionCarrier rocket
ManufacturerYuzhmash
Country of origin Ukraine
Size
Height59.6 metres (196 ft)
Diameter3.9 metres (13 ft)
Mass471,000 kilograms (1,038,000 lb)
StagesThree
Capacity
Payload to GTO
Mass3,750 kilograms (8,270 lb)
Associated rockets
FamilyZenit
ComparableZenit-3SLBF
Launch history
StatusRetired
Launch sitesBaikonur Site 45/1
Total launches6
Success(es)6
First flight28 April 2008 (AMOS-3)
Last flight31 August 2013 (AMOS-4)
First stage – Zenit-2SB First stage
Height32.9 m (108 ft)
Diameter3.9 m (13 ft)
Empty mass27,564 kg (60,768 lb)
Gross mass354,350 kg (781,210 lb)
Propellant massRG-1: 90,219 kg (198,899 lb)
LOX: 236,567 kg (521,541 lb)
Powered byRD-171
Maximum thrustSea Level: 7,257 kN (1,631,000 lbf)
Vacuum: 7,908 kN (1,778,000 lbf)
Specific impulseSea Level: 309.5 s (3.035 km/s)
Vacuum: 337.2 s (3.307 km/s)
Burn time140-150 seconds
PropellantLOX/RG-1
Second stage – Zenit-2SB Second stage
Height10.4 m (34 ft)
Diameter3.9 m (13 ft)
Empty mass8,307 kg (18,314 lb)
Gross mass90,794 kg (200,167 lb)
Propellant massRG-1: 23,056 kg (50,830 lb)
LOX: 59,431 kg (131,023 lb)
Powered by1 RD-120
1 RD-8
Maximum thrustRD-120: 912 kilonewtons (205,000 lbf)
RD-8: 79.4 kilonewtons (17,800 lbf)
Specific impulseVacuum:
RD-120: 350 s (3.4 km/s)
RD-8: 342.8 s (3.362 km/s)
Burn time360-370 seconds
PropellantLOX/RG-1
Third stage – Blok DM-SLB
Powered by1 RD-58M
Maximum thrust84.9 kilonewtons (19,100 lbf)
Specific impulse352 sec
Burn time650 seconds
PropellantLOX/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.