Proton / UR-500 family
Proton-K/DM-2M
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 flown41
Success rate95.1%39/41
Maiden flight1994-01-20
Peak year20009 flights
Proton-K/DM-2M is built by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center of Russia. It first flew on 20 January 1994 and last flew on 17 June 2006.
Flight record
95.1% success rate39 of 41 flown · 2 failed
1994peak 2000 · 9 flights2006
First flight1994-01-20
Latest flight2006-06-17
Failures2
Consecutive successes7
Fastest turnaround6d 21h
Payload
| Geostationary orbit | 1,880kg |
|---|
Vehicle
| Stages | 4 |
|---|---|
| Length | 59m |
| Diameter | 4.15m |
| Launch mass | 712t |
| Liftoff thrust | 8,847kN |
| Maiden flight | 1994-01-20 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Geostationary Orbit34Elliptical Orbit3Geosynchronous Orbit2Geostationary Transfer Orbit1Medium Earth Orbit1
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-06-17 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Kazsat | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2005-03-29 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Ekspress AM-2 | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2004-10-29 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Ekspress AM-1 | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2004-04-26 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Ekspress AM-11 | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2003-12-28 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Ekspress AM-22 | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2003-11-24 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Yamal-202 | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2002-12-25 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Uragan 80 to 82 | 81/23 (81L) | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2002-11-25 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Astra 1K | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Failure |
| 2002-08-22 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Echostar VIII | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2002-06-10 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Ekspress A1R | 200/39 (200L) | Geosynchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2002-05-07 | Proton-K/DM-2M | DirecTV-5 | 81/24 (81P) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2002-03-30 | Proton-K/DM-2M | INTELSAT 903 | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2001-06-16 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Astra 2C | 81/23 (81L) | Geosynchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2001-05-15 | Proton-K/DM-2M | PAS 10 | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2000-11-30 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Sirius FM-3 | 81/23 (81L) | Elliptical Orbit | Success |
| 2000-10-21 | Proton-K/DM-2M | GE 6 | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2000-10-01 | Proton-K/DM-2M | GE-1A | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2000-09-05 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Sirius FM-2 | 81/23 (81L) | Elliptical Orbit | Success |
| 2000-06-30 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Sirius FM-1 | 81/24 (81P) | Elliptical Orbit | Success |
| 2000-06-24 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Ekspress 3A | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2000-04-17 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Sesat | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2000-03-12 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Ekspress 6A | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2000-02-12 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Garuda 1 | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1999-09-26 | Proton-K/DM-2M | LMI 1 | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1999-09-06 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Yamal-101 & 102 | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1999-06-18 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Astra 1H | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1999-05-20 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Nimiq 1 | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1999-03-21 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Asiasat 3S | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1999-02-15 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Telstar 6 | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1998-11-04 | Proton-K/DM-2M | PAS 8 | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1998-08-30 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Astra 2A | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1998-05-07 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Echostar IV | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1997-12-24 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Asiasat 3 | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Failure |
| 1997-12-02 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Astra 1G | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1997-11-12 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Kupon | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1997-08-28 | Proton-K/DM-2M | PAS 5 | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1997-05-24 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Telstar 5 | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1996-09-26 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Ekspress 2 | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1996-04-08 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Astra 1F | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1994-10-13 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Ekspress-2 | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1994-01-20 | Proton-K/DM-2M | Gals 1 | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary 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.
Further reading: Wikipedia