How many times has Proton-K/DM flown?

Proton-K/DM has flown 66 orbital missions, with 61 successes and 5 failures.

What is Proton-K/DM's success rate?

Proton-K/DM has a success rate of 92.4%, from 61 successful flights out of 66 attempts.

When is the next Proton-K/DM launch?

Proton-K/DM has no flight on the public manifest at the moment. Scheduled missions appear here as soon as a launch date is filed.

How much can Proton-K/DM lift to orbit?

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center has not published payload figures for Proton-K/DM.

Is Proton-K/DM reusable?

No. Proton-K/DM is expendable: every stage is discarded during flight and nothing is recovered for reflight.

Vehicle file · LV-349

Proton-K/DM

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center · Proton / UR-500 · RETIRED

Proton-K/DM is an expendable orbital launch vehicle built by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. It stands 59.0 m tall, first flew on 12 October 1982. It has flown 66 times with 61 successes, a success rate of 92.4%. It has no flight on the public manifest at the moment.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

OPS-12/SPEC

PUBLISHED

Height59.0 m

Diameter4.2 m

Payload to LEONOT PUBLISHED

Payload to GTONOT PUBLISHED

Maiden flight12 October 1982

ReusableNo — expendable

Launch costNOT PUBLISHED

StatusRetired

Flight record

Reliability

OPS-12/STAT

ON RECORD

Total flights66

Successful61

Failed5

Success rate92.4%

Landing attempts0

Landing successN/A

Scheduled0

VariantDM

About Proton-K/DM

The Proton-K was a Russian, previously Soviet, carrier rocket derived from the earlier Proton. It was built by Khrunichev, and launched from sites 81 and 200 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Upcoming flights

Manifest

OPS-12/MAN

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No Proton-K/DM flight is filed in the current manifest window. Missions appear here the moment a launch date is published.

All upcoming launches

Common questions

How many times has Proton-K/DM flown?: Proton-K/DM has flown 66 orbital missions, with 61 successes and 5 failures.
What is Proton-K/DM's success rate?: Proton-K/DM has a success rate of 92.4%, from 61 successful flights out of 66 attempts.
When is the next Proton-K/DM launch?: Proton-K/DM has no flight on the public manifest at the moment. Scheduled missions appear here as soon as a launch date is filed.
How much can Proton-K/DM lift to orbit?: Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center has not published payload figures for Proton-K/DM.
Is Proton-K/DM reusable?: No. Proton-K/DM is expendable: every stage is discarded during flight and nothing is recovered for reflight.