Shtil'

FunctionSmall-lift launch vehicle
Country of originRussia
Size
Height14.8 m (49 ft)
Diameter1.9 m (6.2 ft)
Mass39,300 kg (86,600 lb)
Capacity
Payload to LEO
Altitude200 km (120 mi)
Mass280 kg (620 lb)
Launch history
StatusRetired
Launch sitesK-407 Novomoskovsk, K-84 Ekaterinburg
Total launches2
Success(es)2
Failure(s)0
Partial failure(s)0
First flight7 July 1998
Last flight26 May 2006
The Shtil' carrier rocket

Space launch vehicle Shtil' (Russian: Штиль - calm (weather)), is a converted SLBM used for launching artificial satellites into orbit. It is based on the R-29RM designed by State Rocket Center Makeyev and related to the Volna Launch Vehicle. The Shtil' is a 3-stage launch vehicle that uses liquid propellant. It is the first launch vehicle to successfully launch a payload into orbit from a submarine, although launch from land based structures is possible as well.