
Vehicle file · LV-22
Proton-M Briz-M
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center · Proton / UR-500 · IN SERVICE
Proton-M Briz-M is an expendable orbital launch vehicle built by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. It stands 53.0 m tall, lifts 21,000 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 7 April 2001. It has flown 68 times with 62 successes, a success rate of 91.2%. It has no flight on the public manifest at the moment.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
PUBLISHED
Height53.0 m
Diameter7.4 m
Payload to LEO21,000 kg
Payload to GTO4,500 kg
Maiden flight7 April 2001
ReusableNo — expendable
Launch costNOT PUBLISHED
StatusIn service
Flight record
Reliability
ON RECORD
Total flights68
Successful62
Failed6
Success rate91.2%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
VariantBriz-M
Upcoming flights
Manifest
EMPTY
No Proton-M Briz-M flight is filed in the current manifest window. Missions appear here the moment a launch date is published.
All upcoming launchesCommon questions
- How many times has Proton-M Briz-M flown?
- Proton-M Briz-M has flown 68 orbital missions, with 62 successes and 6 failures.
- What is Proton-M Briz-M's success rate?
- Proton-M Briz-M has a success rate of 91.2%, from 62 successful flights out of 68 attempts.
- When is the next Proton-M Briz-M launch?
- Proton-M Briz-M 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-M Briz-M lift to orbit?
- Proton-M Briz-M is rated for 21,000 kg to low Earth orbit and 4,500 kg to geostationary transfer orbit. These are the operator's published maximums and assume an expendable or fully optimised configuration.
- Is Proton-M Briz-M reusable?
- No. Proton-M Briz-M is expendable: every stage is discarded during flight and nothing is recovered for reflight.