Proton / UR-500 family

Proton-K/17S40

RetiredRussia Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterSpec: 17S40

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.

Flights flown6

Success rate100%6/6

Payload to LEO6,000kg

Maiden flight1997-06-06

Peak year19973 flights

Proton-K/17S40 is built by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center of Russia. It first flew on 6 June 1997 and last flew on 17 October 2002.

Flight record

6 records

100% success rate6 of 6 flown

1997peak 1997 · 3 flights2002

First flight1997-06-06

Latest flight2002-10-17

Failures0

Consecutive successes6

Fastest turnaround11d 21h

Payload

Per mission profile

Low Earth orbit	6,000kg

Vehicle

17S40 spec

Stages	4
Length	59m
Diameter	4.15m
Launch mass	708t
Liftoff thrust	8,847kN
Maiden flight	1997-06-06
Reusable	No

Pads used

3 pads

81/23 (81L)3 200/39 (200L)2 81/24 (81P)1

Orbits delivered

2 orbits

Low Earth Orbit5Elliptical Orbit1

Launch history

6 launches

Date	Mission	Pad	Orbit	Outcome
2002-10-17	Proton-K/17S40 \| Integral	200/39 (200L)	Elliptical Orbit	Success
2002-07-25	Proton-K/17S40 \| Araks-N 2	81/24 (81P)	Low Earth Orbit	Success
1998-04-07	Proton-K/17S40 \| Iridium 62 to 68	81/23 (81L)	Low Earth Orbit	Success
1997-09-14	Proton-K/17S40 \| Iridium 27 to 33	81/23 (81L)	Low Earth Orbit	Success
1997-06-18	Proton-K/17S40 \| Iridium 09 to 14 & Iridium 16	81/23 (81L)	Low Earth Orbit	Success
1997-06-06	Proton-K/17S40 \| Araks-N 1	200/39 (200L)	Low Earth Orbit	Success

Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.