The three-stage Proton for heavy loads in low orbit. It launches the Salyut and Almaz stations, Mir and its modules, and Zarya and Zvezda, the first Russian modules of the International Space Station.
- Launches
- 29
- Success rate
- 90%
- 3 failures
- Builder
- Khrunichev
- Height
- 50 m
- Diameter
- 7.4 m
- Stages
- 3
- Propellants
- UDMH / N2O4
- Payload to LEO
- 21,600 kg
Launches per year
Proton-K
Other Proton / UR-500 rockets
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| Year | Launches | Proton-K |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 2 | 0 |
| 1966 | 2 | 0 |
| 1967 | 4 | 0 |
| 1968 | 5 | 1 |
| 1969 | 10 | 0 |
| 1970 | 5 | 0 |
| 1971 | 6 | 1 |
| 1972 | 2 | 1 |
| 1973 | 7 | 2 |
| 1974 | 6 | 2 |
| 1975 | 5 | 0 |
| 1976 | 5 | 2 |
| 1977 | 5 | 3 |
| 1978 | 8 | 1 |
| 1979 | 6 | 1 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 1 |
| 1982 | 10 | 1 |
| 1983 | 12 | 1 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 1 |
| 1986 | 9 | 2 |
| 1987 | 13 | 2 |
| 1988 | 13 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 1 |
| 1990 | 11 | 1 |
| 1991 | 9 | 1 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 13 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 1 |
| 1996 | 8 | 1 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 1 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 1 |
| 2001 | 6 | 0 |
| 2002 | 9 | 0 |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 |
| 2004 | 8 | 0 |
| 2005 | 7 | 0 |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 |
| 2007 | 7 | 0 |
| 2008 | 10 | 0 |
| 2009 | 10 | 0 |
| 2010 | 12 | 0 |
| 2011 | 9 | 0 |
| 2012 | 11 | 0 |
| 2013 | 10 | 0 |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 |
| 2015 | 8 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
Proton / UR-500 rockets
| Rocket | Flown | Launches | Success rate | Height | Payload to LEO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UR-500 | 1965 to 1966 | 4 | 75% | 46.3 m | 8,400 kg |
| Proton / UR-500 K/D | 1967 to 1975 | 38 | 63% | 57 m | 12,200 kg |
| Proton-K | 1968 to 2000 | 29 | 90% | 50 m | 21,600 kg |
| Proton-K/DM | 1974 to 1990 | 66 | 91% | 59 m | 19,000 kg |
| Proton-K/D-1 | 1975 to 1989 | 12 | 92% | 57 m | 19,000 kg |
| Proton K/DM-2 | 1982 to 2012 | 110 | 94% | 57.2 m | 19,000 kg |
| Proton-K/D-2 | 1988 to 1996 | 3 | 100% | 57 m | 6,220 kg |
| Proton-K/DM-2M | 1994 to 2006 | 41 | 95% | 59 m | 19,000 kg |
| Proton-K/17S40 | 1997 to 2002 | 6 | 100% | 59 m | 6,000 kg |
| Proton-K/Briz-M | 1999 to 2003 | 4 | 75% | 57 m | 19,760 kg |
| 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 |