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Zenit Launches

7,332 orbital launches since 1957

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7,332
Total launches
149
This year
92.8%
Success rate
159
Crewed
1957
Since

Orbital Radar lists 84 every launch of the Zenit, part of 7,332 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.

2020s 2010s SpaceX Falcon 9 Soyuz Failures Cape Canaveral ⬡ Crewed only

Featured & milestone launches

84 launches
DateMissionVehicleOperatorLaunch sitePayloadsOrbitOutcome
2017-12-26Angosat2017-086Zenit-3SLBFKVR?Baikonur Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2015-12-11Elektro-L No. 22015-074Zenit-3SLBFKVR?Baikonur Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2014-05-26EUTELSAT 3B2014-030Zenit-3SLEnergia Ltd USKirimati2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2013-08-31Amos 42013-045Zenit-3SLBSIS/ELUSBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2013-02-01Intelsat IS-272013-F01Zenit-3SLEnergia Ltd USKirimati—LEOfailure
2012-12-03EUTELSAT 70B2012-069Zenit-3SLEnergia Ltd USKirimati2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2012-08-19Intelsat IS-212012-045Zenit-3SLEnergia Ltd USKirimati2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2012-06-01Intelsat IS-192012-030Zenit-3SLEnergia Ltd USKirimati2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2011-11-08Pereletniy modul' FG2011-065Zenit-2SBRKABaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2011-10-05IS-182011-056Zenit-3SLBSIS/ELUSBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2011-09-24Atlantic Bird 72011-051Zenit-3SLEnergia Ltd USKirimati2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2011-07-18RadioAstron2011-037Zenit-3SLBFKVR?Baikonur Cosmodrome49 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2011-01-20Elektro-L2011-001Zenit-3SLBFKVR?Baikonur Cosmodrome3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2009-11-30IS-152009-067Zenit-3SLBSISBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2009-06-21Measat 3A2009-032Zenit-3SLBSISBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2009-04-20SICRAL 1B2009-020Zenit-3SLSeaLaunchKirimati1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
2009-02-26Telstar 11N2009-009Zenit-3SLBSISBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2008-09-24Galaxy 192008-045Zenit-3SLSeaLaunchKirimati2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2008-07-16Echostar 112008-035Zenit-3SLSeaLaunchKirimati2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2008-05-21Galaxy 182008-024Zenit-3SLSeaLaunchKirimati2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2008-04-28Amos 32008-022Zenit-3SLBSISBaikonur Cosmodrome2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2008-03-19DirecTV-112008-013Zenit-3SLSeaLaunchKirimati2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2008-01-15Thuraya 32008-001Zenit-3SLSeaLaunchKirimati2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2007-06-29Tselina-2 No. 17L2007-029Zenit-2MRussian Space ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome8 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2007-01-30NSS 82007-F01Zenit-3SLSeaLaunchKirimati—LEOfailure
2006-10-30XM Radio-42006-049Zenit-3SLSeaLaunchKirimati2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2006-08-22Koreasat 52006-034Zenit-3SLSeaLaunchKirimati2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2006-06-18Galaxy 162006-023Zenit-3SLSeaLaunchKirimati2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2006-04-12JCSAT-92006-010Zenit-3SLSeaLaunchKirimati2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2006-02-15Echostar 102006-003Zenit-3SLSeaLaunchKirimati2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2005-11-08INMARSAT 4 F22005-044Zenit-3SLSeaLaunchKirimati2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2005-06-23Intelsat Americas 82005-022Zenit-3SLSeaLaunchKirimati1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
2005-04-26Spaceway 12005-015Zenit-3SLSeaLaunchKirimati2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2005-03-01XM Radio-32005-008Zenit-3SLSeaLaunchKirimati2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2004-06-29Apstar 52004-024Zenit-3SLSeaLaunchKirimati2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2004-06-10Tselina-2 No. 16L2004-021Zenit-2Russian Space ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome8 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2004-05-04DirecTV 7S2004-016Zenit-3SLSeaLaunchKirimati1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
2004-01-11Telstar 142004-001Zenit-3SLSeaLaunchKirimati2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2003-10-01Galaxy XIII/Horizons 12003-044Zenit-3SLSeaLaunchKirimati2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2003-08-08Echostar IX2003-034Zenit-3SLSeaLaunchKirimati2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2003-06-10Thuraya 22003-026Zenit-3SLSeaLaunchKirimati2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2002-06-15Galaxy III-C2002-030Zenit-3SLSeaLaunchKirimati2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2001-12-10Meteor-3M 17F45 No. 1012001-056Zenit-2Russian Space ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome14 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2001-05-08XM Radio-12001-018Zenit-3SLSeaLaunchKirimati2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2001-03-18XM Radio-22001-012Zenit-3SLSeaLaunchKirimati2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2000-10-21Thuraya 12000-066Zenit-3SLSeaLaunchKirimati1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
2000-09-25Yenisey2000-056Zenit-2Russian Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome—LEOsuccess
2000-07-28PAS 92000-043Zenit-3SLSeaLaunchKirimati2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2000-03-12ICO F12000-F02Zenit-3SLSeaLaunchKirimati—LEOfailure
2000-02-03Tselina-2 No. 15L2000-006Zenit-2Russian Rocket ForcesBaikonur Cosmodrome6 payloads ↗LEOsuccess

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About this database

Every orbital launch since 1957 — 7,332 in total, 159 of them crewed — cross-linked to the rockets, operators and satellites involved. The historical record is built on GCAT and enriched with Launch Library 2, then matched to our live satellite catalogue.

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By year

2026 1492025 3302024 2632023 2232022 1862021 1462020 1142019 103

By vehicle

Soyuz 1,177Falcon 9 653Long March 653Kosmos 622Atlas 436Proton 425Thor 331Molniya 320

By operator

Soviet Rocket Forces 1,537Soviet Space Forces 905SpaceX 682CASC 644NASA 462Arianespace 305US Air Force 277Russian Aerospace Forces 272

By outcome / site

Successful 6,805Failed 525Unconfirmed 2Plesetsk Cosmodrome 1,644Baikonur Cosmodrome 1,558Cape Canaveral 1,093
Full launch index (84 launches)
Angosat (2017-12-26)Elektro-L No. 2 (2015-12-11)EUTELSAT 3B (2014-05-26)Amos 4 (2013-08-31)Intelsat IS-27 (2013-02-01)EUTELSAT 70B (2012-12-03)Intelsat IS-21 (2012-08-19)Intelsat IS-19 (2012-06-01)Pereletniy modul' FG (2011-11-08)IS-18 (2011-10-05)Atlantic Bird 7 (2011-09-24)RadioAstron (2011-07-18)Elektro-L (2011-01-20)IS-15 (2009-11-30)Measat 3A (2009-06-21)SICRAL 1B (2009-04-20)Telstar 11N (2009-02-26)Galaxy 19 (2008-09-24)Echostar 11 (2008-07-16)Galaxy 18 (2008-05-21)Amos 3 (2008-04-28)DirecTV-11 (2008-03-19)Thuraya 3 (2008-01-15)Tselina-2 No. 17L (2007-06-29)NSS 8 (2007-01-30)XM Radio-4 (2006-10-30)Koreasat 5 (2006-08-22)Galaxy 16 (2006-06-18)JCSAT-9 (2006-04-12)Echostar 10 (2006-02-15)INMARSAT 4 F2 (2005-11-08)Intelsat Americas 8 (2005-06-23)Spaceway 1 (2005-04-26)XM Radio-3 (2005-03-01)Apstar 5 (2004-06-29)Tselina-2 No. 16L (2004-06-10)DirecTV 7S (2004-05-04)Telstar 14 (2004-01-11)Galaxy XIII/Horizons 1 (2003-10-01)Echostar IX (2003-08-08)Thuraya 2 (2003-06-10)Galaxy III-C (2002-06-15)Meteor-3M 17F45 No. 101 (2001-12-10)XM Radio-1 (2001-05-08)XM Radio-2 (2001-03-18)Thuraya 1 (2000-10-21)Yenisey (2000-09-25)PAS 9 (2000-07-28)ICO F1 (2000-03-12)Tselina-2 No. 15L (2000-02-03)DirecTV-1R (1999-10-10)Okean-O No. 1 (1999-07-17)DemoSat (1999-03-28)Globalstar Z1 (1998-09-09)Tselina-2 No. 14L (1998-07-28)Resurs-O1 No. 4L (1998-07-10)Tselina-2 No. 13L (1997-05-20)Tselina-2 (1996-09-04)Tselina-2 (1995-10-31)Tselina-2 (1994-11-24)Resurs-O1 No. 3L (1994-11-04)Orlets-2 (1994-08-26)Tselina-2 (1994-04-23)Tselina-2 (1993-09-16)Tselina-2 (1993-03-26)Tselina-2 (1992-12-25)Tselina-2 (1992-11-17)Tselina-2 (1992-02-05)Tselina-2 (1991-08-30)Tselina-2 (1990-10-04)Tselina-2 (1990-05-22)Tselina-2 (1988-11-23)Tselina-2 (1988-05-15)EPN No. 03.695 (1987-08-28)EPN No. 03.695 (1987-08-01)Tselina-2 (1987-05-13)EPN No. 03.694 (1987-03-18)EPN No. 03.695 (1987-02-14)Taifun-1B (1986-10-22)EPN No. 03.695 (1986-07-30)Tselina-2 No. 3L (1985-12-28)EPN No. 03.694 (1985-10-22)EPN No. 03.694 (1985-06-21)EPN No. 03.694 No. 5102 (1985-04-13)

Last updated 2026-06-21 · Data: GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org) · Launch Library 2 / The Space Devs — enriched & cross-linked by Orbital Radar.