Zenit Launch Vehicle Flight History by Variant/Year (1985-2009) Page 1 of 2: Zenit Variants L(F) = Number of Launches(Number of Failures) Zenit Zenit Zenit Zenit Zenit 2 3SL/ 2M 3M Totals DMSL Year L(F) L(F) L(F) L(F) L(F) -------------------------------------------------- 1985 4(3) - - - 4(3) 1986 2(0) - - - 2(0) 1987 5(0) - - - 5(0) 1988 2(0) - - - 2(0) 1989 - - - - - 1990 2(1) - - - 2(1) 1991 1(1) - - - 1(1) 1992 3(1) - - - 3(1) 1993 2(0) - - - 2(0) 1994 4(0) - - - 4(0) 1995 1(0) - - - 1(0) 1996 1(0) - - - 1(0) 1997 1(1) - - - 1(1) 1998 3(1) - - - 3(1) 1999 1(0) 2(0) - - 3(0) 2000 2(0) 3(1)* - - 5(1) 2001 1(0) 2(0) - - 3(0) 2002 - 1(0) - - 1(0) 2003 - 3(0) - - 3(0) 2004 1(0) 3(1) - - 4(1) 2005 - 4(0) - - 4(0) 2006 - 5(0) - - 5(0) 2007 - 1(1) 1(0) - 2(1) 2008 - 5(0) - 1(1) 6(1) 2009 - 1(0) - 3(0) 4(0) --------------------------------------------------- Zenit Zenit Zenit Zenit Zenit 2 3SL/ 2M 3M Totals DMSL (SLB) (SLB) L(F) L(F) L(F) L(F) L(F) --------------------------------------------------- Orbit 36(8) 30(3) 1(0) 4(1) 71(12) --------------------------------------------------- Footnotes: *List does not include 1/8/2001 Zenit-3SL launch abort just before planned liftoff. Ships had to return to San Diego for first stage replacement for refurbishment. References: Jonathan's Space Report Launch Vehicle Database "http://www.planet4589.org/space/lvdb/index.html" Encylopedia Astronautica "http://www.astronautix.com/" Gunter's Space Page "http://www.skyrocket.de/space" Sea Launch User Guide, Rev C, March 1996, Sea Launch Company, LLC TRW Space Log 1957-1996, TRW Space & Electronics Group, Redondo Beach, CA. SpaceFlightNow "http://www.spaceflightnow.com" Last Update 01/09/2010 by Ed Kyle