Zenit 3F

In-active

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) (RFSA)

Jan. 20, 2011

Description

Specifications
  • Stages
    1
  • Length
    4.6 m
  • Diameter
    0.42 m
  • Fairing Diameter
  • Launch Mass
  • Thrust
    45.0 kN
  • Apogee (Sub-Orbital)
    140.0 km
Family
  • Name
    Zenit 3F
  • Family
  • Variant
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Zenit
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Government
Administrator: Yuri Borisov
RFSA 1992

The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.

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Mission:

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Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Zenit-3F | Elektro-L No.2

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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 11, 2015, 1:45 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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Mission:

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Zenit-3F | Elektro-L No.1

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Jan. 20, 2011, 12:29 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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