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Launch FailureRussian Space Forces
Tsiklon-3: Sich-1M
Ukranian-built remote sensing satellite. Third stage apogee kick burn was too short, raising the perigee of the orbit from 78 km to 280 km, rather than the 650 km planned..
Friday, 24 December 2004
Mission Data
🇷🇺Russian Space ForcesEst. 1992
Launch VehicleTsiklon-3
Vehicle FamilyTsiklon
Vehicle Record115 of 122 launches (94.3%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record151 successes / 8 failures (95%)
Success Streak71 consecutive
Mission TypeEarth Science
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch Pad32/2
Location🇷🇺 Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation RUS
Orbital Launches This Year#54
Agency Launches This Year#3
Launches From This Pad65
Launches From This Site1,689
Status Note
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
About Tsiklon-3
The Tsyklon-3 was a Soviet, and subsequently Ukrainian orbital carrier rocket. A derivative of the R-36 ICBM, and a member of the Tsyklon family, it made its maiden flight on 24 June 1977, and was retired on 30 January 2009.
Launch Site
32/2 · 62.9064°N 40.7845°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.