Tsiklon Launch History
Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Tsiklon family, year by year, drawn from the GCAT launch catalog.
Data current as of 2026-07-20.
Tsiklon made 235 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 1967 and 2009. Of those, 226 succeeded and 9 failed. The success rate comes to 96 percent. The busiest year was 1985, with 17 flights. The most recent flight in the catalog was in 2009.
235
Launch attempts
226
Successes
9
Failures
96%
Success rate
Launches per year
Successes
Failures
Each bar links to that year's full chronology.
Year by year
| Year | Attempts | Successes | Failures | Success rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 2001 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 1997 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 1996 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 1995 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 1994 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% |
| 1993 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% |
| 1992 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| 1991 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100% |
| 1990 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 100% |
| 1989 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 91% |
| 1988 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 100% |
| 1987 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 100% |
| 1986 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 94% |
| 1985 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 100% |
| 1984 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 91% |
| 1983 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% |
| 1982 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 100% |
| 1981 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 92% |
| 1980 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| 1979 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 1978 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 1977 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 100% |
| 1976 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% |
| 1975 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| 1974 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 1973 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 1972 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 1971 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| 1970 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| 1969 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 1968 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| 1967 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
Variants
Counts for each Tsiklon variant recorded in GCAT, at LV_TYPE granularity. Variants with their own page are linked.
Recent launches
The most recent Tsiklon family launches, newest first.
| Date | Designator | Payloads | Vehicle | Site / Pad | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2009 | 2009-003 | 450-84- 701 : Koronas-Foton | Tsiklon-3 | GIK-1 / LC32/2 | Success |
| Jun 25, 2006 | 2006-026 | 450-92- 804 : US-PU No. 11L | Tsiklon-2 | GIK-5 / LC90/20 | Success |
| Dec 24, 2004 | 2004-052 | 450-43- 701 40L : KS5-MF2, Okean-O1 No. 9L | Tsiklon-3 | GIK-1 / LC32/2 | Failure |
| May 28, 2004 | 2004-020 | 670-92- 803 : US-PU No. 10L | Tsiklon-2 | GIK-5 / LC90/20 | Success |
| Dec 28, 2001 | 2001-058 | 670-21- 803 : Strela-3 No. 109L (24L), Strela-3 No. 108L (23L), Strela-3 No. 107L (22L) +3 more, Strela-3 No. 145L (845), Strela-3 No. 144L (844), Strela-3 No. 143L (843) | Tsiklon-3 | GIK-1 / LC32/1 | Success |
| Dec 21, 2001 | 2001-057 | 510-82- 802 : US-PU No. 9L | Tsiklon-2 | GIK-5 / LC90/20 | Success |
| Jul 31, 2001 | 2001-032 | 510-25- 802 : AUOS-SM-KF No. 701 | Tsiklon-3 | GIK-1 / LC32/2 | Success |
| Dec 27, 2000 | 2000-F03 | 450-34- 503 : Strela-3, Gonets-D1 No. 21L, Gonets-D1 No. 20L +1 more, Gonets-D1 No. 19L | Tsiklon-3 | GIK-1 / LC32/1 | Failure |
| Dec 26, 1999 | 1999-072 | 450-82- 801 : US-PU No. 8L | Tsiklon-2 | GIK-5 / LC90/20 | Success |
| Jun 15, 1998 | 1998-036 | 450-91- 702 : Strela-3, Strela-3 No. 142L (442) | Tsiklon-3 | GIK-1 / LC32/1 | Success |
| Dec 9, 1997 | 1997-079 | 670-33- 303 : US-PU No. 6L | Tsiklon-2 | GIK-5 / LC90/19 | Success |
| Feb 14, 1997 | 1997-006 | 51091-703 : Gonets-D1 No. 18L (324), Gonets-D1 No. 17L (323), Gonets-D1 No. 16L (322) +1 more, Strela-3 | Tsiklon-3 | GIK-1 / LC32/1 | Success |
| Dec 11, 1996 | 1996-069 | 45013-302 : US-PU No. 5L | Tsiklon-2 | GIK-5 / LC90/19 | Success |
| Feb 19, 1996 | 1996-009 | 51034-501 : Strela-3, Gonets-D1 No. 15L (321), Gonets-D1 No. 14L (320) +1 more, Gonets-D1 No. 13L (319) | Tsiklon-3 | GIK-1 / LC32/1 | Success |
| Dec 20, 1995 | 1995-071 | 67041-506 : US-PU No. 7L | Tsiklon-2 | GIK-5 / LC90/20 | Success |
| Aug 31, 1995 | 1995-046 | 45025-801 : Fasat-Alfa, Okean-O1 No. 8L | Tsiklon-3 | GIK-1 / LC32/2 | Success |
| Jun 8, 1995 | 1995-028 | 51041-505 : US-PM No. 18L | Tsiklon-2 | GIK-5 / LC90/20 | Success |
| Dec 26, 1994 | 1994-086 | 67034-502 : Strela-3 | Tsiklon-3 | GIK-1 / LC32/2 | Success |
| Nov 29, 1994 | 1994-078 | 51092-805 : Musson No. 24L | Tsiklon-3 | GIK-1 / LC32/2 | Success |
| Nov 2, 1994 | 1994-072 | 51013-301 : US-PM No. 16L | Tsiklon-2 | GIK-5 / LC90/20 | Success |
| Oct 11, 1994 | 1994-066 | 67033-306 : Okean-O1 No. 7L | Tsiklon-3 | GNIIPV / LC32/2 | Success |
| May 25, 1994 | 1994-F02 | 51082-802 : Tselina-D(R) No. 65L | Tsiklon-3 | GNIIPV / LC32/2 | Failure |
| Mar 2, 1994 | 1994-014 | 51024-504 : AUOS-SM-KI-IK No. 801 | Tsiklon-3 | GNIIPV / LC32/1 | Success |
| Feb 12, 1994 | 1994-011 | 67013-303 : Strela-3 | Tsiklon-3 | GNIIPV / LC32/1 | Success |
| Jan 25, 1994 | 1994-003 | 67051-701 : Tubsat-B, Meteor-3 No. 7 | Tsiklon-3 | GNIIPV / LC32/1 | Success |
Showing the latest 25 of 235 launches.