How many times has Zenit 3SL flown?

Zenit 3SL has flown 36 orbital missions, with 33 successes and 3 failures.

What is Zenit 3SL's success rate?

Zenit 3SL has a success rate of 91.7%, from 33 successful flights out of 36 attempts.

When is the next Zenit 3SL launch?

Zenit 3SL has no flight on the public manifest at the moment. Scheduled missions appear here as soon as a launch date is filed.

How much can Zenit 3SL lift to orbit?

Zenit 3SL is rated for 0 kg to low Earth orbit and 0 kg to geostationary transfer orbit. These are the operator's published maximums and assume an expendable or fully optimised configuration.

Is Zenit 3SL reusable?

No. Zenit 3SL is expendable: every stage is discarded during flight and nothing is recovered for reflight.

Vehicle file · LV-11

Zenit 3SL

Sea Launch · Zenith · RETIRED

Zenit 3SL is an expendable orbital launch vehicle built by Sea Launch. It stands 4.6 m tall, lifts 0 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 28 March 1999. It has flown 36 times with 33 successes, a success rate of 91.7%. It has no flight on the public manifest at the moment.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

OPS-12/SPEC

PUBLISHED

Height4.6 m

Diameter0.4 m

Payload to LEO0 kg

Payload to GTO0 kg

Maiden flight28 March 1999

ReusableNo — expendable

Launch costNOT PUBLISHED

StatusRetired

Flight record

Reliability

OPS-12/STAT

ON RECORD

Total flights36

Successful33

Failed3

Success rate91.7%

Landing attempts0

Landing successN/A

Scheduled0

Variant3SL

Upcoming flights

Manifest

OPS-12/MAN

EMPTY

No Zenit flight is filed in the current manifest window. Missions appear here the moment a launch date is published.

All upcoming launches

Common questions

How many times has Zenit 3SL flown?: Zenit 3SL has flown 36 orbital missions, with 33 successes and 3 failures.
What is Zenit 3SL's success rate?: Zenit 3SL has a success rate of 91.7%, from 33 successful flights out of 36 attempts.
When is the next Zenit 3SL launch?: Zenit 3SL has no flight on the public manifest at the moment. Scheduled missions appear here as soon as a launch date is filed.
How much can Zenit 3SL lift to orbit?: Zenit 3SL is rated for 0 kg to low Earth orbit and 0 kg to geostationary transfer orbit. These are the operator's published maximums and assume an expendable or fully optimised configuration.
Is Zenit 3SL reusable?: No. Zenit 3SL is expendable: every stage is discarded during flight and nothing is recovered for reflight.