Tsyklon

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Tsyklon (Tsiklon)
FunctionMedium carrier rocket
Manufacturer Yuzhmash
Country of origin Soviet Union
Size
Height39.7 m (130 ft)
Diameter3 m (9.8 ft)
Mass182 t (201 tons)
Stages2
Capacity
Payload to low Earth orbit
Mass3,000 kg (6,600 lb)
Launch history
StatusRetired
Launch sites Baikonur Cosmodrome, LC-90
Total launches8
Success(es)7
Failure(s)1
First flight27 October 1967
Last flight25 January 1969
Type of passengers/cargo IS-A/IS-P
RORSAT
First stage – 8S671
Powered by1 RD-251
Maximum thrust2,640 kN (590,000 lbf)
Specific impulse 301 s (2.95 km/s)
Burn time120 s
PropellantN2O4 / UDMH