Proton / UR-500 family
Proton-M
Flights flown48
Success rate89.6%43/48
Maiden flight2004-03-15
Peak year201011 flights
Proton-M is built by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center of Russia. Company background, funding, contracts and news for this operator are tracked on Space Index. It first flew on 15 March 2004.
Flight record
89.6% success rate43 of 48 flown · 5 failed
2004peak 2010 · 11 flights2026
First flight2004-03-15
Latest flight2026-02-12
Failures5
Consecutive successes0
Fastest turnaround15d 21m
Vehicle
| Maiden flight | 2004-03-15 |
|---|
Variant lineage
| Configuration | LL2 launches | LEO kg | Maiden | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced | 33 | 2004-03-15 | Active | |
| Proton-M Blok DM-03 | 8 | 21,000 | 2010-12-05 | Active |
| Proton-M DM-2 Enhanced | 6 | 2007-12-25 | Active | |
| Proton-M | 1 | 23,000 | 2001-04-07 | Active |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Geostationary Orbit11Medium Earth Orbit7Geostationary Transfer Orbit6Low Earth Orbit1Sun-Earth L21
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-12 | Proton-M/Blok DM-03 | Elektro-L No.5 | 81/24 (81P) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2023-02-05 | Proton-M/Blok DM-03 | Elektro-L No.4 | 81/24 (81P) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2022-10-12 | Proton-M/Blok DM-03 | AngoSat-2 | 81/24 (81P) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2021-07-21 | Proton-M | MLM Nauka | 200/39 (200L) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2019-12-24 | Proton-M/Blok DM-03 | Elektro-L No.3 | 81/24 (81P) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2019-07-13 | Proton-M/Blok DM-03 | Spektr-RG | 31/6 | Sun-Earth L2 | Success |
| 2015-09-14 | Proton-M/Blok DM-03 | Ekspress AM8 | 81/24 (81P) | Success | |
| 2013-07-02 | Proton-M/Blok DM-03 | Uragan-M No.48, 49 & 50 | 81/24 (81P) | Failure | |
| 2012-12-08 | Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | Yamal-402 | 200/39 (200L) | Failure | |
| 2012-11-20 | Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | EchoStar XVI | 200/39 (200L) | Success | |
| 2012-11-02 | Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | Luch 5B & Yamal-300K | 81/24 (81P) | Success | |
| 2012-10-14 | Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | Intelsat 23 | 81/24 (81P) | Success | |
| 2012-08-06 | Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | Telkom-3 & Ekspress MD2 | 81/24 (81P) | Failure | |
| 2012-07-09 | Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | SES-5 | 81/24 (81P) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2012-04-23 | Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | Yahsat 1B | 200/39 (200L) | Success | |
| 2012-03-25 | Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | Intelsat 22 | 200/39 (200L) | Success | |
| 2011-12-11 | Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | Luch 5A & Amos-5 | 81/24 (81P) | Success | |
| 2011-11-25 | Proton-M/Briz-M Enhanced | Asiasat 7 | 200/39 (200L) | Success | |
| 2011-10-19 | Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | ViaSat-1 | 200/39 (200L) | Success | |
| 2011-09-29 | Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | QuetzSat 1 | 200/39 (200L) | Success | |
| 2011-08-17 | Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | Ekspress AM-4 | 200/39 (200L) | Failure | |
| 2011-07-15 | Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | SES-3 & KazSat-2 | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2011-05-20 | Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | Telstar 14R | 200/39 (200L) | Success | |
| 2010-12-26 | Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | KA-SAT | 200/39 (200L) | Success | |
| 2010-12-05 | Proton-M Blok-DM-03 | 3 x Glonass-M (Kosmos 2470, Kosmos 2471, Kosmos 2472) | 81/24 (81P) | Medium Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 2010-11-14 | Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | SkyTerra-1 | 200/39 (200L) | Success | |
| 2010-09-02 | Proton-M/DM-2 Enhanced | 3 x Glonass-M (Kosmos 2464, Kosmos 2465, Kosmos 2466) | 81/24 (81P) | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2010-07-10 | Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | EchoStar XV | 200/39 (200L) | Success | |
| 2010-06-03 | Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | Badr-5 (Arabsat 5B) | 200/39 (200L) | Success | |
| 2010-04-24 | Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | SES-1 | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2010-03-20 | Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | Echostar XIV | 200/39 (200L) | Success | |
| 2010-03-01 | Proton-M/DM-2 Enhanced | 3 x Glonass-M (Kosmos 2459, Kosmos 2460, Kosmos 2461) | 81/24 (81P) | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2010-02-12 | Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | Intelsat 16 | 200/39 (200L) | Success | |
| 2010-01-28 | Proton-M / Briz-M Enhanced | Globus-1M #12L (Raduga-1M 2) | 81/24 (81P) | Success | |
| 2009-12-29 | Proton-M | DirecTV 12 | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2009-12-14 | Proton-M | Uragan-M 21 to 23 | 81/24 (81P) | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2009-11-24 | Proton-M | Eutelsat W7 | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2009-09-17 | Proton-M | Nimiq 5 | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2009-08-11 | Proton-M | Asiasat 5 | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2009-06-30 | Proton-M | Sirius FM-5 | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2009-04-03 | Proton-M | Eutelsat W2A | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2009-02-11 | Proton-M | Ekspress AM-44 & MD-1 | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2008-12-25 | Proton-M | Uragan-M 18 to 20 | 81/24 (81P) | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2008-12-10 | Proton-M | Ciel 2 | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2008-09-25 | Proton-M | Uragan-M 15 to 17 | 81/23 (81L) | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2007-12-25 | Proton-M | Uragan-M 12 to 14 | 81/24 (81P) | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2007-07-07 | Proton-M | DirecTV 10 | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2004-03-15 | Proton-M | Eutelsat W3A | 81/24 (81P) | 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