Shtil'
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.
| Function | Small-lift launch vehicle |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Russia |
| Size | |
| Height | 14.8 m (49 ft) |
| Diameter | 1.9 m (6.2 ft) |
| Mass | 39,300 kg (86,600 lb) |
| Capacity | |
| Payload to LEO | |
| Altitude | 200 km (120 mi) |
| Mass | 280 kg (620 lb) |
| Launch history | |
| Status | Retired |
| Launch sites | K-407 Novomoskovsk, K-84 Ekaterinburg |
| Total launches | 2 |
| Success(es) | 2 |
| Failure(s) | 0 |
| Partial failure(s) | 0 |
| First flight | 7 July 1998 |
| Last flight | 26 May 2006 |
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