Proton-M
Soviet Union and Russia2001 to 2026The Proton-M stands 58.2 m (191 ft) tall and can lift 21,000 kg to low Earth orbit. As of 23 October 2026, the Proton-M, in all its versions, has 116 launches on record, from 7 April 2001 to 12 February 2026, and 105 of them succeeded (91%).
Latest mission
Earth Science
Proton-M Blok DM-03
Feb 12, 2026
Lofted the Elektro-L No.5 geostationary weather satellite from Baikonur for Roscosmos; the first Proton flight in nearly three years, the 430th launch of the Proton family, and the final mission of a Blok DM-type upper stage.
Next mission
Drawing unavailable
No upcoming mission scheduled.
Statistics summary
Payload to orbit
2026 so far
2 t
vs 0 t by this date in 2025
Last 7 days
0 t
vs 0.0 t weekly avg. over 365 days
Past launches
Every Proton-M launch scheduled for the next seven days, in UTC.
No Proton-M launch is scheduled in the next seven days.
- Launches
- 116
- Success rate
- 91%
- 5 failures · 6 partial
- First flight
- 2001
- Proton-M Briz-M
- Last flight
- 2026
- Proton-M Blok DM-03
- Rocket types
- 5
Launches per year
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| Year | Launches |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2004 | 4 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2007 | 6 |
| 2008 | 9 |
| 2009 | 9 |
| 2010 | 12 |
| 2011 | 9 |
| 2012 | 10 |
| 2013 | 10 |
| 2014 | 8 |
| 2015 | 8 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Proton-M versions
| Rocket | Flown | Launches | Success rate | Height | Payload to LEO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proton-M Briz-M | 2001 to 2023 | 68 | 91% | 53 m | 21,000 kg |
| Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced | 2004 to 2012 | 33 | 91% | 53 m | 21,000 kg |
| Proton-M DM-2 Enhanced | 2007 to 2010 | 6 | 100% | 53 m | 21,000 kg |
| Proton-M Blok DM-03 | 2010 to 2026 | 8 | 75% | 58.2 m | 21,000 kg |
| Proton-M | 2021 | 1 | 100% | 58.2 m | 23,000 kg |