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Family: Tsyklon. Country: Ukraine. Status: Hardware.

RS-20 ICBM converted to use as a space launcher. Liftoff mass 211 tonnes; manufacturer KB Yuzhnoye.

Specifications

LEO Payload: 4,000 kg. to: 200 km Orbit. at: 74.0 degrees.

ICBM-Derived LVsICBM-Derived LVs - The range of launch vehicles derived from decommissioned ballistic missiles offered for sale by Russia after the cold war.

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