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Vehicle file · LV-350

Proton-K/DM-2M

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

Proton-K/DM-2M is an expendable orbital launch vehicle built by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. It stands 59.0 m tall, first flew on 20 January 1994. It has flown 41 times with 39 successes, a success rate of 95.1%. It has no flight on the public manifest at the moment.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

PUBLISHED
Height59.0 m
Diameter4.2 m
Payload to LEONOT PUBLISHED
Payload to GTONOT PUBLISHED
Maiden flight20 January 1994
ReusableNo — expendable
Launch costNOT PUBLISHED
StatusRetired

Flight record

Reliability

ON RECORD
Total flights41
Successful39
Failed2
Success rate95.1%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
VariantDM-2M

About Proton-K/DM-2M

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

EMPTY

No Proton-K/DM-2M 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-2M flown?
Proton-K/DM-2M has flown 41 orbital missions, with 39 successes and 2 failures.
What is Proton-K/DM-2M's success rate?
Proton-K/DM-2M has a success rate of 95.1%, from 39 successful flights out of 41 attempts.
When is the next Proton-K/DM-2M launch?
Proton-K/DM-2M 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-2M lift to orbit?
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center has not published payload figures for Proton-K/DM-2M.
Is Proton-K/DM-2M reusable?
No. Proton-K/DM-2M is expendable: every stage is discarded during flight and nothing is recovered for reflight.