Zenit-3SL

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The Zenit-3SL was an expendable carrier rocket operated by Sea Launch. First flown in 1999, it was launched 36 times, with three failures and one partial failure. It was a member of the Zenit family of rockets, and is built by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau. RKK Energia produced the Block DM-SL upper stage, whilst the payload fairing was produced by Boeing. Launches were conducted from the Ocean Odyssey platform anchored on the equator in the Pacific Ocean, at a point with 154°W longitude, about 370 kilometres east of Kiritimati.

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Launch of Zenit-3SL rocket from the Sea Launch platform Ocean OdysseyLaunch of Zenit-3SL rocket from the Sea Launch platform Ocean Odyssey
Launch of Zenit-3SL rocket from the Sea Launch platform Ocean OdysseyLaunch of Zenit-3SL rocket from the Sea Launch platform Ocean Odyssey
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Перший пуск ракети-носія Зеніт-3SL реверсПерший пуск ракети-носія Зеніт-3SL реверс
Перший пуск ракети-носія Зеніт-3SL аверсПерший пуск ракети-носія Зеніт-3SL аверс