Zenit Launch History
Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Zenit family, year by year, drawn from the GCAT launch catalog.
Data current as of 2026-07-20.
Zenit made 84 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 1985 and 2017. Of those, 74 succeeded and 10 failed. The success rate comes to 88 percent. The busiest year was 2008, with 6 flights. The most recent flight in the catalog was in 2017.
84
Launch attempts
74
Successes
10
Failures
88%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 2001 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 2000 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
| 1999 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 1998 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 1994 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| 1993 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 1992 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| 1990 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 1988 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 1987 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| 1986 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 1985 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
Variants
Counts for each Zenit variant recorded in GCAT, at LV_TYPE granularity. Variants with their own page are linked.
Recent launches
The most recent Zenit family launches, newest first.
| Date | Designator | Payloads | Vehicle | Site / Pad | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2017 | 2017-086 | SLB80.5/2006 : Angosat No. 1L | Zenit-3SLBF | GIK-5 / LC45/1 | Success |
| Dec 11, 2015 | 2015-074 | SLB80.4/402/2004 : Elektro-L No. 1521 | Zenit-3SLBF | GIK-5 / LC45/1 | Success |
| May 26, 2014 | 2014-030 | SL37/DM-SL-36L : EUTELSAT 3B | Zenit-3SL | KLA / KLA - | Success |
| Aug 31, 2013 | 2013-045 | SB60.6/SLB 6L : Amos 4 | Zenit-3SLB | GIK-5 / LC45/1 | Success |
| Feb 1, 2013 | 2013-F01 | SL36/DM-SL-35L : Intelsat IS-27 | Zenit-3SL | KLA / KLA - | Failure |
| Dec 3, 2012 | 2012-069 | SL35/DM SL-34L : EUTELSAT 70B | Zenit-3SL | KLA / KLA - | Success |
| Aug 19, 2012 | 2012-045 | SL34/DM SL-33L : Intelsat IS-21 | Zenit-3SL | KLA / KLA - | Success |
| Jun 1, 2012 | 2012-030 | SL33/DM SL-32L : Intelsat IS-19 | Zenit-3SL | KLA / KLA - | Success |
| Nov 8, 2011 | 2011-065 | 2SB41.1,2FG : YH-1, Spuskaemiy apparat FG, Pereletniy modul' FG | Zenit-2SB | GIK-5 / LC45/1 | Success |
| Oct 5, 2011 | 2011-056 | SB60.5/SLB 5L : Intelsat IS-18 | Zenit-3SLB | GIK-5 / LC45/1 | Success |
| Sep 24, 2011 | 2011-051 | SL31/DM-SL-31L : Atlantic Bird 7 | Zenit-3SL | KLA / KLA - | Success |
| Jul 18, 2011 | 2011-037 | SLB80.3/1-2002 : RadioAstron | Zenit-3SLBF | GIK-5 / LC45/1 | Success |
| Jan 20, 2011 | 2011-001 | SB80.1-2007/1-2001 : Elektro-L | Zenit-3SLBF | GIK-5 / LC45/1 | Success |
| Nov 30, 2009 | 2009-067 | SB60.4/SLB 4L : Intelsat IS-15 | Zenit-3SLB | GIK-5 / LC45/1 | Success |
| Jun 21, 2009 | 2009-032 | SB60.3/SLB 3L : Measat 3A | Zenit-3SLB | GIK-5 / LC45/1 | Success |
| Apr 20, 2009 | 2009-020 | SL30/DM-SL-30L : SICRAL 1B | Zenit-3SL | KLA / KLA - | Success |
| Feb 26, 2009 | 2009-009 | SB60.2/SLB 2 : Telstar 11N | Zenit-3SLB | GIK-5 / LC45/1 | Success |
| Sep 24, 2008 | 2008-045 | SL29/DM-SL-29L : Galaxy 19 | Zenit-3SL | KLA / KLA - | Success |
| Jul 16, 2008 | 2008-035 | SL28/DM-SL-28L : Echostar 11 | Zenit-3SL | KLA / KLA - | Success |
| May 21, 2008 | 2008-024 | SL27/DM-SL-27L : Galaxy 18 | Zenit-3SL | KLA / KLA - | Success |
| Apr 28, 2008 | 2008-022 | SB60.1/SLB 1TL : Amos 3 | Zenit-3SLB | GIK-5 / LC45/1 | Success |
| Mar 19, 2008 | 2008-013 | SL26/DM-SL-26L : DirecTV-11 | Zenit-3SL | KLA / KLA - | Success |
| Jan 15, 2008 | 2008-001 | SL25/DM-SL-15L : Thuraya 3 | Zenit-3SL | KLA / KLA - | Success |
| Jun 29, 2007 | 2007-029 | 70141-301/1-2005 : Tselina-2 No. 17L | Zenit-2M | GIK-5 / LC45/1 | Success |
| Jan 30, 2007 | 2007-F01 | SL24/DM-SL-25L : NSS 8 | Zenit-3SL | KLA / KLA - | Failure |
Showing the latest 25 of 84 launches.