Data Quality84%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the military space launch vehicles category.
01 / Overview
Zenit-3SLB
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
2008–2013
Quantity
6
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES · POST-COLD WAR
29
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
55
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the military space launch vehicles category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
- Vehicle Typecarrier rocket
- First Flight2008
- ManufacturerYuzhmash
- Stages3
- StatusRetired
- In ServiceNo
◈Performance6MOD.6
- Payload to GTO3,750 kg
- Liftoff Thrust7,257
- Liftoff Mass471 t
- Height59.6 m
- Diameter3.9 m
- Success Rate6
▣Propulsion5MOD.5
- First-Stage PropellantLOX/RG-1
- First-Stage Engines1
- ReusableNo
- Human-RatedNo
- Total Launches6
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 2008Production started
- 2013Production ended
18
years in service
5
years in production
6
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 3 countries retired it.
04 / Variants
▚ WEAPON FAMILY
Zenit-3SLB 
06 / MASS Score
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES RANKING Military Space Launch Vehicles · Post-Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
96MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES29POST-COLD WAR · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES112UKRAINE · ALL WEAPONS96PERFORMANCE/PRICE · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES
ⓘ Rankings are within theMilitary Space Launch Vehiclescategory.
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