Tsyklon-3 rocket launching Meteor-3 weather observation satellite (Plesetsk, Aug. 15, 1991)

The Tsyklon (Циклон, "Cyclone", also known as Tsiklon) is a Soviet/Ukrainian-designed expendable launch system, primarily used to put Cosmos and Meteor class satellites into low earth orbit. It is based on the R-36 intercontinental ballistic missile designed by Mikhail Yangel and of its more than 100 launches since 1967, there have been only two failures. On December 27, 2000, A Tsiklon 3 light booster failed in its attempt to carry six Russian satellites into orbit, plummeting to the earth. An electrical failure in the rocket's third stage was the suspected cause. Image File history File links Cyclone-3_rocket_launching_Meteor-3_satellite. ... Image File history File links Cyclone-3_rocket_launching_Meteor-3_satellite. ... The Meteor craft are weather observation satellites launched by the USSR. The Meteor satellites were designed to monitor atmospheric and sea-surface temperatures, humidity, radiation, sea ice conditions, snow-cover, and clouds. ... Motto: Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Russian: Workers of the world, unite!) Anthem: The Internationale (1922-1944) Hymn of the Soviet Union (1944-1991) Capital Moscow Largest city Moscow Official language(s) None; Russian de facto Government Federation of Soviet Republics Establishment October Revolution  - Declared 30 December 1922   - Recognized 1... An expendable launch system is a single-use launch vehicle usually used to launch a payload into space. ... Cosmos is name of a series of satellites which were launched by the Soviet Union and are being launched now by Russia. ... The Meteor craft are weather observation satellites launched by the USSR. The Meteor satellites were designed to monitor atmospheric and sea-surface temperatures, humidity, radiation, sea ice conditions, snow-cover, and clouds. ... MILSTAR:A Communciation Satellite A satellite is any object that orbits another object (which is known as its primary). ... A low Earth orbit (LEO) is an orbit in which objects such as satellites are below intermediate circular orbit (ICO) and far below geostationary orbit, but typically around 350 - 1400 km above the Earths surface. ... The R-36 is a family of intercontinental ballistic missile and space launch vehicle designs created by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. ... A Minuteman III missile after a test launch. ... Mikhail Yangel (1911-1971) was a leading missile designer in the Soviet Union. ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (362nd in leap years). ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

This rocket was first introduced in 1966 and was derived from the R-36 ICBM (NATO designation of SS-9, Scarp). The first flight of the Tsiklon 2 was October 27, 1967, launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kasahkstan. The first flight of the Tsiklon 3, a Tsiklon 2 with a restartable third stage, first flew on June 27, 1977 from Plesetsk. 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... The R-36 is a family of intercontinental ballistic missile and space launch vehicle designs created by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. ... The R-36 is a family of intercontinental ballistic missile and space launch vehicle designs created by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. ... October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... The Baikonur Cosmodrome (Kazakh: Байқоңыр ғарыш айлағы, Bayqoñır ğarış aylağı; Russian: Космодром Байконур, Kosmodrom Baykonur), also called Tyuratam, is the worlds oldest and largest working space launch facility. ... June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 187 days remaining. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

There are two major variants of the Tsyklon: the Tsyklon-2 and Tsyklon-3, known respectively as the SL-11 and SL-14 by the US Department of Defense. The two stage Tsyklon-2 was first launched October 27, 1967, while the Tsyklon-3, which features a restartable third stage, first launched June 24, 1977. United States is the current Good Article Collaboration of the week! Please help to improve this article to the highest of standards. ... The United States Department of Defense, abbreviated as DoD or DOD and sometimes called the Defense Department, is a civilian Cabinet organization of the United States government. ... October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

The Tsyklon-2 is 35.5 to 39.7 meters long with a fueled mass of 182 tonnes. The Tsyklon-3 is 39.27 meters long with a fueled mass of 186 to 190 tonnes. The metre, or meter (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... A tonne (symbol t), sometimes referred to as a metric tonne, is a measurement of weight. ...

Tsyklon launch vehicles are designed by the Yuzhnoe Design Bureau and manufactured by Yuzhmash (both in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine). They are launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia and are still in service as of March 2006. Yuzhnoe Design Bureau (Russian: Конструкторское бюро «Южное»), in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, is a manufacturer of satellites and rockets, formerly a Soviet manufacturer of ICBMs. ... The A.M. Makarov Yuzhny Machine-Building Plant, or PA Yuzhmash ( Ukrainian: ; Russian: ; literally Production Association Southern Machine-Building Plant named after A.M. Makarov) is a Ukrainian manufacturer of agricultural equipment, buses, trolley buses and trams, wind turbines, space rockets, and satellites. ... Dnipropetrovsk (Ukrainian: ; Russian: ) is Ukraines third largest city with 1. ... The Baikonur Cosmodrome (Kazakh: Байқоңыр ғарыш айлағы, Bayqoñır ÄŸarış aylağı; Russian: Космодром Байконур, Kosmodrom Baykonur), also called Tyuratam, is the worlds oldest and largest working space launch facility. ... Cyclone-3 rocket launching Meteor-3 satellite (Plesetsk, August 15, 1991) Plesetsk Cosmodrome is a Russian spaceport, located about 800 km north of Moscow and south of Arkhangelsk (coordinates vary in different sources, but 62°08′ N 41°01′ E seems plausible). ... March 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Events 1 March 2006 (Wednesday) Fijian Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase announces that the 2006 Fiji general elections will be held in the second week of May 2006 from the 6th to the 13th. ...

External links

• Tsyklon at Russian Space Web