Cyclone-4M

Cyclone-4M
FunctionCarrier rocket
Manufacturer
Country of originUkraine
Project cost$304M (projection, $148M spaceport included)[1]
Cost per launch$45M[2]-$60M[1] (projections)
Size
Height38.7 m (127.0 ft)[3]
Diameter4.0 m (13 ft)[3]
Stages2
Capacity
Payload to 200 km LEO (45.3°)
Mass5,000 kg (11,000 lb)[4]
Payload to 500 km LEO
Mass4,600 kg (10,100 lb)[3]
Payload to 1200 km LEO
Mass3,900 kg (8,600 lb)[3]
Payload to 500 km polar LEO
Mass3,600 kg (7,900 lb)[3]
Payload to 1200 km polar LEO
Mass3,000 kg (6,600 lb)[3]
Payload to 500 km SSO
Mass3,450 kg (7,610 lb)[3]
Payload to 1000 km SSO
Mass3,000 kg (6,600 lb)[3]
Payload to 180×35,768 km) GTO (45.2°)
Mass910 kg (2,010 lb)[4]
Associated rockets
FamilyZenit / Tsyklon
ComparableTsyklon-2, -3, -4, Dnepr, Soyuz-2, PSLV, Long March 4B/C
Launch history
StatusIn development
Launch sitesCanso, Nova Scotia, Canada[1]
Total launches0
First flight2025 (planned)[5]
First stage
Diameter3.9 m (13 ft)[3]
Gross mass260,700 kg (575,000 lb)[3]
Propellant mass224,800 kg (496,000 lb)[4]
Powered by4 × RD-870 engines[4]
Maximum thrustSea level: 3,130 kN (319 tf)
Vacuum: 3,498 kN (356.7 tf)[3]
Specific impulseSea level: 298 s (2.92 km/s)
Vacuum: 332 s (3.26 km/s)[6]
Burn time200 seconds[6]
PropellantLOX / RP-1
Second stage
Diameter3.98 m (13.1 ft)[3]
Gross mass14,000 kg (31,000 lb)[3]
Propellant mass10,700 kg (24,000 lb)[4]
Powered by1 × RD-861K
Maximum thrust77.63 kN (7.916 tf)[3]
Specific impulse325 s (3.19 km/s)
Burn time450 seconds
PropellantN2O4 / UDMH

The Cyclone-4M is a Ukrainian carrier rocket which is being developed for commercial satellite launches.

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference cbc-20170314 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "About". Maritime Launch Services. Retrieved 15 October 2017. Cyclone 4M will be available for $45M USD per launch.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Cyclone-4M". Yuzhnoye Design Office. Archived from the original on 2018-07-04. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference ZakTsyklon4m was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Precious Payload Partners With Maritime Launch, Adding Canada's First Commercial Spaceport, Spaceport Nova Scotia, to Launch.ctrl Marketplace". Business Wire (Press release). 8 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  6. ^ a b Zak, Anatoly (4 April 2017). "RD-870 could become Ukraine's first booster engine". RussianSpaceWeb. Retrieved 15 October 2017.