Zenit-3SLB

The Zenit 3SLB or Zenit-3M was a Ukrainian expendable carrier rocket derived from the Zenit-2SB. It was a member of the Zenit family of rockets, which were designed by the Yuzhnoye Design Office. Produced at Yuzhmash, the rocket was a modified version of the Zenit-3SL, designed to be launched from a conventional launch pad rather than the Sea Launch Ocean Odyssey platform. Most of components of the rocket were produced in Russia. The Ukrainian space industry was highly integrated with that of Russia due to its Soviet heritage, but that cooperation was interrupted by the Russo-Ukrainian War beginning in 2014, which effectively led to a hiatus in the Zenit program. The subsequent Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 saw damage to its manufacturing facilities due to Russian missile strikes, and what survived those strikes pivoted to producing military weapons.

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Zenit-3SLБ

11T186 with Zenit rocket

11T186 with Zenit rocket near launch position

Stamps of Ukraine, 2013-35

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Zenit-3SLБ		Commons
commons	image		11T186 with Zenit rocket		Commons
commons	image		11T186 with Zenit rocket near launch position		Commons
commons	image		Stamps of Ukraine, 2013-35		Commons