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The Zenit-3F, Zenit-3SLBF or Zenit-2SB/Fregat was an expendable carrier rocket. It was a member of the Zenit family of rockets, which were designed by Yuzhnoye Design Bureau of Ukraine.

Launches of Zenit-3SLBF rockets were conducted from Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 45/1. The rocket consisted of a Zenit-2SB (Zenit-2M) core vehicle, with a Fregat-SB upper stage, developed by NPO Lavochkin of Russia, in place of the Block-DM used on the Zenit-3SL and 3SLB.

The first launch of a Zenit-3F took place on 20 January 2011. The payload was an Elektro-L new generation weather satellite.[3] A Zenit-3F was also used to successfully launch the Spektr-R radio astronomy satellite on 18 July 2011.

Launches

Flight No. Date and time (UTC) Payload Orbit Outcome
1 20 January 2011
12:29
Elektro-L No.1 GEO Success
2 18 July 2011
02:31
Spektr-R HEO Success
3 11 December 2015
13:45
Elektro-L No.2 GEO Success
4 26 December 2017
19:00
AngoSat 1 GEO Success
References:[4]

References

  1. ^ "Zenit-3SLBF". Yuzhnoye.
  2. ^ a b "Zenit-2SB". Roscosmos (in Russian). Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Russia meteo satellite Electro-L successfully orbited". ITAR-TASS. 2011-01-21. Archived from the original on 2011-01-22.
  4. ^ Krebs, Gunter. "Zenit family". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-04-15.


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