Zenit Launch Vehicle Flight History by Variant/Year (1985-Present) Page 1 of 2: Zenit Variants L(F) = Number of Launches(Number of Failures) Zenit Zenit Zenit Zenit Zenit Zenit 2 3SL/ 2M/SB 3M 3F Totals DMSL (SLB) (SLB) Freg SB Year L(F) 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)x - - 2(1) 2008 - 5(0) - 1(1) - 6(1) 2009 - 1(0) - 3(0) - 4(0) 2010 - - - - - - 2011 - 1(0) 1(0)+ 1(0) 2(0) 5(0) ------------------------------------------------------- Zenit Zenit Zenit Zenit Zenit Zenit 2 3SL/ 2M/SB 3M 3F Totals DMSL (SLB) (SLB) Freg SB L(F) L(F) L(F) L(F) L(F) ------------------------------------------------------- Orbit 36(8) 31(3) 2(0) 5(1) 2(0) 76(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. x Zenit 3M (2-stg Zenit 2SB40) + Zenit SB (2-stg Zenit 2SB41) orbited Fobos-Grunt, which failed to boost itself out of LEO with its own Fregat SB based propulsion system. ================================================== Launch Vehicle Types -------------------------------------------------- Zenit 2 (2-stg Zenit 2) Zenit 3SL (2-stg Zenit 2S + Blok DMSL stg 3) Zenit 2M (2-stg Zenit 2SB40) Zenit 2SB (2-stg Zenit 2SB41) Zenit 3SLB (2-stg Zenit 2SB60 + Blok DMSLB stg 3) Zenit 3F (2-stg Zenit 2SB80 + Fregat SB stg 3) ================================================== 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 12/28/2011 by Ed Kyle