Cyclone-1
Yuzhnoye Design Bureau
The Cyclone-1 is a lightweight three-stage liquid-propellant launch vehicle developed by Yuzhnoye SDO for deploying payloads into low Earth orbits, including sun-synchronous orbits. It stands 30 meters tall with a body diameter of 2.25 meters and a gross mass of 65 tonnes. The first stage uses the RD870 engine burning LOX and kerosene, the second […]
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Mass
- 65,000 kg
- Payload capacity
- 1,500 kg
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As published by the supplier
- Vehicle Class
- Lightweight
- Number of Stages
- 3
- Height
- 30,000 mm
- Body Diameter
- 2,250 mm
- Fairing Diameter
- 2,250 mm
- Gross Mass
- 65 t
- Stage 1 Engine
- RD870
- Stage 1 Propellant
- LOX + kerosene
- Stage 1 Thrust (sea level)
- 79.75 tf
- Stage 2 Engine
- RD809K
- Stage 2 Propellant
- LOX + kerosene
- Stage 2 Thrust (vacuum)
- 10 tf
- Upper Stage Engine
- RD840
- Upper Stage Propellant
- NT + UDMH
- Upper Stage Thrust (vacuum)
- 0.04 tf
- Payload to LEO (200 km, 51.6 deg)
- 1.5 t
- Payload to SSO (700 km, 98.16 deg)
- 1.05 t
About
The Cyclone-1 is a lightweight three-stage liquid-propellant launch vehicle developed by Yuzhnoye SDO for deploying payloads into low Earth orbits, including sun-synchronous orbits. It stands 30 meters tall with a body diameter of 2.25 meters and a gross mass of 65 tonnes. The first stage uses the RD870 engine burning LOX and kerosene, the second stage uses the RD809K engine with the same propellants, and an upper stage employs the RD840 engine burning nitrogen tetroxide and UDMH for multi-burn orbital insertion. The design incorporates composite materials for basic core structural elements including tanks for cryogenic propellants, and maximizes additive manufacturing technologies in engine production to reduce cost and schedule compared to conventional manufacturing approaches.
Documentation
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