re: 15 years ago
"But when Energya and Buran were last used, that was a very long time ago. Well, the Zenit is an Energya booster, actually, so it does go on being produced, partly."
Indeed, the Zenit-3SL belongs in the family of Energia, it's the launcher used in Sea Launch- and their next launch is in January:
Jan
Zenit-3SL puts slightly more payload to GTO than China's current largest booster.
Zenit-3SL
"Payload: 5,250 kg. to a: Geosynchronous transfer trajectory"
Cz-3b
"Payload: 5,100 kg. to a: Geosynchronous transfer trajectory."