Proton / UR-500 family

Proton-K/D-2

RetiredRussia Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterSpec: D-2

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 flown3

Success rate100%3/3

Payload to LEO6,220kg

Maiden flight1988-07-07

Peak year19882 flights

Proton-K/D-2 is built by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center of Russia. It first flew on 7 July 1988 and last flew on 16 November 1996.

Flight record

3 records

100% success rate3 of 3 flown

1988peak 1988 · 2 flights1996

First flight1988-07-07

Latest flight1996-11-16

Failures0

Consecutive successes3

Fastest turnaround4d 23h

Payload

Per mission profile

Low Earth orbit	6,220kg

Vehicle

D-2 spec

Stages	4
Length	57m
Diameter	4.15m
Launch mass	710t
Liftoff thrust	8,847kN
Maiden flight	1988-07-07
Reusable	No

Pads used

2 pads

200/39 (200L)2 200/401

Orbits delivered

2 orbits

Mars Orbit2Heliocentric N/A1

Launch history

3 launches

Date	Mission	Pad	Orbit	Outcome
1996-11-16	Proton-K/D-2 \| Mars-96	200/39 (200L)	Heliocentric N/A	Success
1988-07-12	Proton-K/D-2 \| Fobos-2	200/40	Mars Orbit	Success
1988-07-07	Proton-K/D-2 \| Fobos-1	200/39 (200L)	Mars 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.