Proton / UR-500 family
Proton-K/D-1
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 flown12
Success rate91.7%11/12
Maiden flight1975-10-16
Peak year19833 flights
Proton-K/D-1 is built by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center of Russia. It first flew on 16 October 1975 and last flew on 1 December 1989.
Flight record
91.7% success rate11 of 12 flown · 1 failed
1975peak 1983 · 3 flights1989
First flight1975-10-16
Latest flight1989-12-01
Failures1
Consecutive successes11
Fastest turnaround4d 22h
Vehicle
| Stages | 4 |
|---|---|
| Length | 57m |
| Diameter | 4.15m |
| Launch mass | 707t |
| Liftoff thrust | 8,847kN |
| Maiden flight | 1975-10-16 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Venus Orbit6Lunar Impactor2Venus flyby2Elliptical Orbit1Low Earth Orbit1
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-12-01 | Proton-K/D-1 | Granat | 200/40 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1984-12-21 | Proton-K/D-1 | Vega-2 | 200/40 | Venus flyby | Success |
| 1984-12-15 | Proton-K/D-1 | Vega-1 | 200/39 (200L) | Venus flyby | Success |
| 1983-06-07 | Proton-K/D-1 | Venera-16 | 200/40 | Venus Orbit | Success |
| 1983-06-02 | Proton-K/D-1 | Venera-15 | 200/39 (200L) | Venus Orbit | Success |
| 1983-03-23 | Proton-K/D-1 | Astron | 200/39 (200L) | Elliptical Orbit | Success |
| 1981-11-04 | Proton-K/D-1 | Venera-14 | 200/39 (200L) | Venus Orbit | Success |
| 1981-10-30 | Proton-K/D-1 | Venera-13 | 200/40 | Venus Orbit | Success |
| 1978-09-14 | Proton-K/D-1 | Venera-12 | 81/24 (81P) | Venus Orbit | Success |
| 1978-09-09 | Proton-K/D-1 | Venera-11 | 81/23 (81L) | Venus Orbit | Success |
| 1976-08-09 | Proton-K/D-1 | Luna-24 | 81/23 (81L) | Lunar Impactor | Success |
| 1975-10-16 | Proton-K/D-1 | Luna-24a | 81/23 (81L) | Lunar Impactor | Failure |
Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.
Further reading: Wikipedia