Tsiklon-3 Launch History

Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Tsiklon-3, year by year, drawn from the GCAT launch catalog. It is one of the variants covered on the Tsiklon family page.

Data current as of 2026-07-20.

Tsiklon-3 made 122 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 1977 and 2009. It is part of the Tsiklon family. Of those, 115 succeeded and 7 failed. The success rate comes to 94 percent. The busiest year was 1985, with 12 flights. The most recent flight in the catalog was in 2009.

122

Launch attempts

115

Successes

Failures

94%

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%
2004	1	0	1	0%
2001	2	2	0	100%
2000	1	0	1	0%
1998	1	1	0	100%
1997	1	1	0	100%
1996	1	1	0	100%
1995	1	1	0	100%
1994	7	6	1	86%
1993	4	4	0	100%
1992	5	5	0	100%
1991	8	8	0	100%
1990	8	8	0	100%
1989	8	7	1	88%
1988	10	10	0	100%
1987	11	11	0	100%
1986	12	11	1	92%
1985	12	12	0	100%
1984	7	6	1	86%
1983	5	5	0	100%
1982	4	4	0	100%
1981	5	4	1	80%
1980	1	1	0	100%
1979	1	1	0	100%
1978	2	2	0	100%
1977	3	3	0	100%

Launch sites used

Sites the Tsiklon-3 launched from, across every launch in the catalog.

Site	Country	Launches	Successes	Failures
NIIP-53	🇷🇺Russia	102	98	4
GIK-1	🇷🇺Russia	11	9	2
GNIIPV	🇷🇺Russia	9	8	1

Launch chronology

Every Tsiklon-3 launch in the catalog, newest first.

Date	Designator	Payloads	Site / Pad	Outcome
Jan 30, 2009	2009-003	450-84- 701 : Koronas-Foton	GIK-1 / LC32/2	Success
Dec 24, 2004	2004-052	450-43- 701 40L : KS5-MF2, Okean-O1 No. 9L	GIK-1 / LC32/2	Failure
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)	GIK-1 / LC32/1	Success
Jul 31, 2001	2001-032	510-25- 802 : AUOS-SM-KF No. 701	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	GIK-1 / LC32/1	Failure
Jun 15, 1998	1998-036	450-91- 702 : Strela-3, Strela-3 No. 142L (442)	GIK-1 / LC32/1	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	GIK-1 / LC32/1	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)	GIK-1 / LC32/1	Success
Aug 31, 1995	1995-046	45025-801 : Fasat-Alfa, Okean-O1 No. 8L	GIK-1 / LC32/2	Success
Dec 26, 1994	1994-086	67034-502 : Strela-3	GIK-1 / LC32/2	Success
Nov 29, 1994	1994-078	51092-805 : Musson No. 24L	GIK-1 / LC32/2	Success
Oct 11, 1994	1994-066	67033-306 : Okean-O1 No. 7L	GNIIPV / LC32/2	Success
May 25, 1994	1994-F02	51082-802 : Tselina-D(R) No. 65L	GNIIPV / LC32/2	Failure
Mar 2, 1994	1994-014	51024-504 : AUOS-SM-KI-IK No. 801	GNIIPV / LC32/1	Success
Feb 12, 1994	1994-011	67013-303 : Strela-3	GNIIPV / LC32/1	Success
Jan 25, 1994	1994-003	67051-701 : Tubsat-B, Meteor-3 No. 7	GNIIPV / LC32/1	Success
Aug 31, 1993	1993-055	45092-804 : Temisat, Meteor-2 No. 24	GNIIPV / LC32/1	Success
Jun 24, 1993	1993-038	45082-801 : Strela-3	GNIIPV / LC32/1	Success
May 11, 1993	1993-030	51013-301 : Strela-3	GNIIPV / LC32/1	Success
Apr 16, 1993	1993-024	51027-908 : Tselina-D(R) No. 63L	GNIIPV / LC32/1	Success
Dec 25, 1992	1992-094	45027-906 : Ikar No. 69L	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Dec 22, 1992	1992-092	67027-910 : Musson No. 23L	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Nov 24, 1992	1992-080	51027-905 : Ikar No. 68L	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Oct 20, 1992	1992-068	67019-209 : Strela-3	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Success
Jul 13, 1992	1992-042	51019-208 : Gonets-D No. 12L, Gonets-D No. 11L, Strela-3	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Success
Dec 18, 1991	1991-086	51033-304 : S2-AP, AUOS-Z-AP-IK No. 301	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Nov 12, 1991	1991-077	45057-903 : Strela-3	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Success
Sep 28, 1991	1991-068	51057-902 : Strela-3	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Aug 15, 1991	1991-056	67082-803 : Meteor-3 No. 5/TOMS	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Jun 13, 1991	1991-042	45019-207 : Tselina-D(R) No. 66L	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Jun 4, 1991	1991-039	45033-305 : Okean-O1 No. 6L	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
May 16, 1991	1991-033	51019-205 : Strela-3	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Apr 24, 1991	1991-030	67027-907 : Meteor-3 No. 6	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Dec 22, 1990	1990-114	67065-609 : Strela-3	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Nov 28, 1990	1990-104	45013-302(28L) : ESO, Kol'tso No. 3L	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Sep 28, 1990	1990-086	51065-611 : Meteor-2 No. 25	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Success
Aug 8, 1990	1990-070	67079-203 : Strela-3	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Jul 30, 1990	1990-066	45079-204 : Musson No. 22L	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Success
Jun 27, 1990	1990-057	51095-605/13L : Meteor-2 No. 23	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Success
Feb 28, 1990	1990-018	45027-909 : Okean-O1 No. 5L	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Jan 30, 1990	1990-010	45095-604 : Tselina-D(R) No. 55L	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Success
Dec 27, 1989	1989-100	45076-107 : ESO, Kol'tso No. 2L	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Oct 24, 1989	1989-086	67057-901 : Meteor-3 No. 4	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Success
Sep 28, 1989	1989-080	67057-904 : S2-AK, AUOS-Z-AV-IK No. 201	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Sep 14, 1989	1989-074	51079-202 : Strela-3	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Success
Aug 28, 1989	1989-068	51065-608 : Musson No. 20	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Jun 9, 1989	1989-F01	45019-210 : Okean-O1 No. 4L	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Failure
Feb 28, 1989	1989-018	45065-607 : Meteor-2 No. 22	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Feb 10, 1989	1989-009	67065-606 : Strela-3	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Success
Dec 23, 1988	1988-113	67019-206(26L) : ESO, Kol'tso No. 1L	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Success
Oct 11, 1988	1988-093	45038-403 : Ikar No. 67L	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Success
Jul 26, 1988	1988-064	67061-506(24L) : Meteor-3 No. 3	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Jul 5, 1988	1988-056	45065-201(23L) : Okean-O1 No. 3L	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Success
Jun 14, 1988	1988-050	45058-406 : Ikar No. 64L	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
May 30, 1988	1988-046	45095-601 : Musson No. 21L	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Success
Mar 15, 1988	1988-020	51095-602 : Ikar No. 61L	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Jan 30, 1988	1988-005	51038-404 : Meteor-2 No. 20	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Success
Jan 15, 1988	1988-002	67038-405(25S) : Strela-3	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Success
Jan 6, 1988	1988-001	45076-110 : Ikar No. 60L	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Oct 20, 1987	1987-088	51038-401 : Ikar No. 59L	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Success
Sep 7, 1987	1987-074	67095-603 : Strela-3	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Success
Aug 18, 1987	1987-068	51041-508 : Meteor-2 No. 21	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Success
Jul 16, 1987	1987-062	67038-402 : Okean-O1 No. 2L	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Jul 1, 1987	1987-055	51061-505 : Ikar No. 56L	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Apr 27, 1987	1987-038	51058-407 : Ikar No. 54L	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Mar 13, 1987	1987-026	67058-408 : Strela-3	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Mar 3, 1987	1987-024	51076-108 : Ikar No. 62L	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Feb 20, 1987	1987-020	67076-106 : Musson No. 19L	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Jan 14, 1987	1987-003	45086-101 : Ikar No. 58L	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Jan 5, 1987	1987-001	51086-105 : Meteor-2 No. 17	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Dec 18, 1986	1986-101	45061-501 : AUOS-Z-I-E No. 501	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Dec 10, 1986	1986-097	67086-103 : Tselina-D(R) No. 53L	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Dec 2, 1986	1986-094	45086-104 : Musson No. 18L	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Success
Oct 15, 1986	1986-F06	67061-503(19S) : Strela-3	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Failure
Sep 30, 1986	1986-074	67032-309 : Ikar No. 52L	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Success
Jul 28, 1986	1986-055	51061-502 : Okean-O1 No. 1L	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Jun 12, 1986	1986-046	51086-102 : Ikar No. 57L	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Success
May 27, 1986	1986-039	67076-109 : Meteor-2 No. 18	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Success
May 15, 1986	1986-034	45032-304 : Ikar No. 51L	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Success
Feb 19, 1986	1986-018	45041-507 : Ikar No. 50L	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Success
Feb 11, 1986	1986-015	45014-709 : Musson No. 16L	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Jan 17, 1986	1986-006	51032-308 : Ikar No. 49L	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Success
Dec 26, 1985	1985-119	51032-305 : Meteor-2 No. 14	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Success
Dec 12, 1985	1985-113	51042-302 : Ikar No. 48L	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Success
Nov 22, 1985	1985-108	45032-310 : Ikar No. 44L	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Oct 24, 1985	1985-100	45061-504 : Meteor-3 No. 2	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Success
Oct 9, 1985	1985-094	51076-111 : Strela-3, Strela-3 GVM	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Success
Aug 8, 1985	1985-069	67032-306 : Ikar No. 47L	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Success
Jul 8, 1985	1985-058	45042-301 : Ikar No. 46L	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Jun 14, 1985	1985-047	45032-307 : Musson No. 17L	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Success
Mar 5, 1985	1985-020	67029-808 : Ikar No. 43L	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Feb 6, 1985	1985-013	51014-704 : Meteor-2 No. 13	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Success
Jan 24, 1985	1985-009	51014-710 : Ikar No. 36L	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Jan 15, 1985	1985-003	67042-303 : Strela-3 GVM, Strela-3	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Success
Nov 27, 1984	1984-120	51014-707 : Meteor-3 No. 1	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Failure
Oct 18, 1984	1984-111	51074-701 : Ikar No. 42L	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Sep 28, 1984	1984-105	51032-311-16L : Okean-OE No. 2L	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Aug 8, 1984	1984-084	45042-301 : Musson No. 15L	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Jul 5, 1984	1984-072	67074-702 : Meteor-2 No. 16	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Mar 15, 1984	1984-027	67014-705 : Ikar No. 45L	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Feb 8, 1984	1984-013	45014-706 : Ikar No. 40L	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Dec 15, 1983	1983-122	67014-708 : Ikar No. 41L	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Nov 24, 1983	1983-115	51074-701 : Musson No. 14L	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Sep 28, 1983	1983-099	51042-302-12L : Okean-OE No. 1L	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Success
Jun 22, 1983	1983-061	45074-703 : Ikar No. 37L	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Apr 23, 1983	1983-037	51029-807 : Ikar No. 35L	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Sep 24, 1982	1982-096	45029-803 : Musson No. 13L	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Success
Sep 16, 1982	1982-092	45029-806 : Ikar No. 39L	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Jun 10, 1982	1982-059	51029-804 : Ikar No. 38L	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Success
Mar 25, 1982	1982-025	67029-805 : Meteor-2 No. 12	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Success
Dec 3, 1981	1981-117	45029-803 : Ikar No. 34L	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Success
Sep 30, 1981	1981-098	51099-801 : Musson No. 12	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Success
Sep 21, 1981	1981-094	67099-802 : AUOS-Z-M-A-IK No. 401	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Success
Aug 24, 1981	1981-082	51099-801 : Ikar No. 33L	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Success
Jan 23, 1981	1981-F01	45083-621 : Musson No. 11L	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Failure
Jan 23, 1980	1980-005	67067-401 : Okean-E No. 2L	NIIP-53 / LC32/1	Success
Feb 12, 1979	1979-011	45055-503 : Okean-E No. 1L	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Oct 26, 1978	1978-100	67055-502 : [or 1991-068], deb S5M, [Discrepant inc] +8 more , 11S692, 11K68 Fairing, 11S691, S5M launch debris, S5M, RS-2, RS-1, Meteor-2 GVM	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Jun 28, 1978	1978-067	51035-501(5L) : 11S692, 11K68 Fairing, 11S691 +2 more , S5M, Ikar No. 12L	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Dec 27, 1977	1977-123	51028-202 : 11S692, 11K68 Fairing, 11S691 +3 more , deb Kosmos-972, S5M, EPN No. 03.0380	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Sep 24, 1977	1977-095	45028-201 : 11S692, 11K68 Fairing, 11S691 +2 more , S5M, EPN No. 03.0380	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success
Jun 24, 1977	1977-055	45052-102-2L : 11S692, 11K68 Fairing, 11S691 +3 more , deb Kosmos-921, S5M, EPN No. 03.0380	NIIP-53 / LC32/2	Success

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