Proton / UR-500 family
Proton
Flights flown178
Success rate86%153/178
Maiden flight1982-10-12
Peak year199411 flights
Proton is built by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center of Russia. It first flew on 10 March 1967 and last flew on 30 March 2012.
Flight record
86% success rate153 of 178 flown · 25 failed
1967peak 1994 · 11 flights2012
First flight1967-03-10
Latest flight2012-03-30
Failures25
Consecutive successes16
Fastest turnaround6d 23h
Vehicle
| Maiden flight | 1982-10-12 |
|---|
Variant lineage
| Configuration | LL2 launches | LEO kg | Maiden | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proton K/DM-2 | 110 | 1982-10-12 | Retired | |
| Proton / UR-500 K/D | 39 | 1967-03-10 | Retired | |
| Proton-K | 29 | 1968-11-16 | Retired |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Geostationary Orbit73Medium Earth Orbit34Low Earth Orbit31Lunar Orbit11Mars Orbit7Lunar Impactor3Mars flyby2Venus Orbit2Elliptical Orbit1
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-30 | Proton-K/DM-2 | US-KMO (Kosmos-2479) | 81/24 (81P) | Success | |
| 2009-02-28 | Proton | Raduga-1 8 | 81/24 (81P) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2008-06-26 | Proton | US-KMO 7 | 81/24 (81P) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2007-10-26 | Proton | Uragan-M 9 to 11 | 81/24 (81P) | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2006-12-25 | Proton | Uragan-M 6 to 8 | 81/24 (81P) | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2005-12-25 | Proton | Uragan 87, Uragan-M 4 & 5 | 81/24 (81P) | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2005-06-24 | Proton | Ekspress AM-3 | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2004-12-26 | Proton | Uragan 85, 86 & Uragan-M 3 | 200/39 (200L) | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2004-03-27 | Proton | Raduga-1 7 | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2003-04-24 | Proton | US-KMO 6 | 81/24 (81P) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2001-12-01 | Proton | Uragan 78, 79 & Uragan-M 1 | 81/24 (81P) | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2001-10-06 | Proton | Raduga-1 6 | 81/24 (81P) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2001-08-24 | Proton | US-KMO 5 | 81/24 (81P) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2000-10-13 | Proton | Uragan 75 to 77 | 81/24 (81P) | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2000-08-28 | Proton | Raduga-1 5 | 81/24 (81P) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 2000-07-12 | Proton | Zvezda | 81/23 (81L) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 2000-07-04 | Proton | Potok 10 | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1999-10-27 | Proton | Ekspress-A No. 1 | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Failure |
| 1999-02-28 | Proton | Raduga-1 4 | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1998-12-30 | Proton | Uragan 72 to 74 | 200/39 (200L) | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1998-11-20 | Proton | Zarya | 81/23 (81L) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1998-04-29 | Proton | US-KMO 4 | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1997-08-14 | Proton | US-KS 7 | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1996-09-06 | Proton | INMARSAT III F-2 | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1996-05-25 | Proton | Gorizont 32 | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1996-04-23 | Proton | Priroda | 81/23 (81L) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1996-02-19 | Proton | Raduga 33 | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1996-01-25 | Proton | Gorizont 31 | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1995-12-14 | Proton | Uragan 69 to 71 | 200/39 (200L) | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1995-11-17 | Proton | Gals 2 | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1995-10-11 | Proton | Luch 2 | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1995-08-30 | Proton | Potok 9 | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1995-07-24 | Proton | Uragan 66 to 68 | 200/39 (200L) | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1995-05-20 | Proton | Spektr | 81/23 (81L) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1995-03-07 | Proton | Uragan 63 to 65 | 200/39 (200L) | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1994-12-28 | Proton | Raduga 32 | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1994-12-16 | Proton | Altair 13L (Luch 1) | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1994-11-20 | Proton | Uragan 60 to 62 | 200/39 (200L) | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1994-10-31 | Proton | Elektro | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1994-09-21 | Proton | Potok 8 | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1994-08-11 | Proton | Uragan 57 to 59 | 81/23 (81L) | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1994-07-06 | Proton | US-KMO 3 | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1994-05-20 | Proton | Rimsat G2 | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1994-04-11 | Proton | Uragan 54 to 56 | 81/23 (81L) | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1994-02-18 | Proton | Raduga 31 | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1994-02-05 | Proton | Raduga-1 3 | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1993-11-18 | Proton | Rimsat G1 | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1993-10-28 | Proton | Gorizont 28 | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1993-09-30 | Proton | Raduga 30 | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1993-05-27 | Proton | Gorizont 39L | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Failure |
| 1993-03-25 | Proton | Raduga 29 | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1993-02-17 | Proton | Uragan 51 to 53 | 81/23 (81L) | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1992-12-17 | Proton | US-KMO 2 | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1992-11-27 | Proton | Gorizont 27 | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1992-10-30 | Proton | Ekran-M 3 | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1992-09-10 | Proton | US-KS 6 | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1992-07-30 | Proton | Uragan 48 to 50 | 81/23 (81L) | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1992-07-14 | Proton | Gorizont 26 | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1992-04-02 | Proton | Gorizont 25 | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1992-01-29 | Proton | Uragan 45 to 47 | 81/23 (81L) | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1991-12-19 | Proton | Raduga 28 | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1991-11-22 | Proton | Potok 7 | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1991-10-23 | Proton | Gorizont 24 | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1991-09-13 | Proton | US-KS 5 | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1991-07-01 | Proton | Gorizont 23 | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1991-04-04 | Proton | Uragan 42 to 44 | 200/39 (200L) | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1991-03-31 | Proton | Almaz-1 | 200/40 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1991-02-28 | Proton | Raduga 27 | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1991-02-14 | Proton | US-KMO 1 | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1990-12-27 | Proton | Raduga-1 2 | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1990-12-20 | Proton | Raduga 26 | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1990-12-08 | Proton | Uragan 39 to 41 | 200/40 | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1990-11-23 | Proton | Gorizont 22 | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1990-11-03 | Proton | Gorizont 21 | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1990-08-09 | Proton | Ekran-M 14L | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Failure |
| 1990-07-18 | Proton | Potok 6 | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1990-05-31 | Proton | Kristall | 200/39 (200L) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1990-05-19 | Proton | Uragan 36 to 38 | 200/40 | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1990-02-15 | Proton | Raduga 25 | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1989-12-27 | Proton | Luch #3 | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1989-12-15 | Proton | Raduga 24 | 81/23 (81L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1989-11-26 | Proton | Kvant-2 | 200/39 (200L) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1989-09-28 | Proton | Gorizont 19 | 200/40 | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1989-07-05 | Proton | Gorizont 18 | 200/40 | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1989-06-21 | Proton | Raduga-1 1 | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1989-05-31 | Proton | Uragan 34 & 35 | 200/40 | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1989-04-14 | Proton | Raduga 23 | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1989-01-26 | Proton | Gorizont 17 | 200/40 | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1989-01-10 | Proton | Uragan 32 & 33 | 200/39 (200L) | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1988-12-10 | Proton | Ekran-M 2 | 200/40 | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1988-10-20 | Proton | Raduga 22 | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1988-09-16 | Proton | Uragan 29 to 31 | 200/39 (200L) | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1988-08-18 | Proton | Gorizont 16 | 200/40 | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1988-08-01 | Proton | Potok 5 | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1988-05-21 | Proton | Uragan 26 to 28 | 200/39 (200L) | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1988-04-26 | Proton | Geofizika | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1988-02-17 | Proton | Uragan 23 to 25 | 200/39 (200L) | Medium Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 1988-01-18 | Proton | Gorizont 25L | 200/40 | Geostationary Orbit | Failure |
| 1987-12-27 | Proton | Ekran-M 1 | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1987-12-10 | Proton | Raduga 21 | 200/40 | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1987-11-26 | Proton | Luch #2 | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1987-10-28 | Proton | US-KS 4 | 200/40 | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1987-10-01 | Proton | Potok 4 | 200/39 (200L) | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1987-09-16 | Proton | Uragan 20 to 22 | 200/40 | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1987-07-25 | Proton | Almaz-T 2 | 200/40 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1987-04-24 | Proton | Uragan 17 to 19 | 200/40 | Medium Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 1987-03-31 | Proton | Kvant | 200/39 (200L) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1987-01-30 | Proton | Ekran-M 11L | 200/40 | Geostationary Orbit | Failure |
| 1986-11-29 | Proton | Almaz-T 1 | 200/40 | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 1986-09-16 | Proton | Uragan 14 to 16 | 200/40 | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1986-02-19 | Proton | Mir | 200/39 (200L) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1985-12-24 | Proton | Uragan 12 & 13 | 200/39 (200L) | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1985-10-25 | Proton | Luch #1 | 200/40 | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1985-09-27 | Proton | TKS-M | 200/39 (200L) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1985-05-30 | Proton | Tselina-2 2 | 200/40 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1985-05-17 | Proton | Uragan 10 & 11 | 200/39 (200L) | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1984-09-28 | Proton | Tselina-2 1 | 200/39 (200L) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1984-09-04 | Proton | Uragan 8 & 9 | 200/40 | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1984-05-19 | Proton | Uragan 6 & 7 | 200/40 | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1983-12-29 | Proton | Uragan 4 & 5 | 200/40 | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1983-08-10 | Proton | Uragan 2 &3 | 200/39 (200L) | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1983-03-02 | Proton | TKS 3 | 200/39 (200L) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1982-10-12 | Proton | Uragan 1 | 200/39 (200L) | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1982-04-19 | Proton | Salyut-7 | 200/40 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1981-04-25 | Proton | TKS 2 | 200/39 (200L) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1979-05-22 | Proton | TKS-VA 9 & 10 | 81/24 (81P) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1978-03-30 | Proton | TKS-VA 5 & 6 | 81/24 (81P) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1977-09-29 | Proton | Salyut-6 | 81/24 (81P) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1977-08-04 | Proton | TKS-VA 3 & 4 | 81/24 (81P) | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 1977-07-17 | Proton | TKS 1 | 81/24 (81P) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1976-12-15 | Proton | TKS-VA 1 & 2 | 81/24 (81P) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1976-06-22 | Proton | Salyut-5 | 81/23 (81L) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1975-06-14 | Proton | Venera-10 | 81/24 (81P) | Venus Orbit | Success |
| 1975-06-08 | Proton | Venera-9 | 81/24 (81P) | Venus Orbit | Success |
| 1974-12-26 | Proton | Salyut-4 | 81/24 (81P) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1974-10-28 | Proton | Luna-23 | 81/24 (81P) | Lunar Impactor | Success |
| 1974-06-24 | Proton | Salyut-3 | 81/23 (81L) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1974-05-29 | Proton | Luna-22 | 81/24 (81P) | Lunar Orbit | Success |
| 1973-08-09 | Proton | Mars-7 | 81/24 (81P) | Mars flyby | Success |
| 1973-08-05 | Proton | Mars-6 | 81/23 (81L) | Mars flyby | Success |
| 1973-07-25 | Proton | Mars-5 | 81/24 (81P) | Mars Orbit | Success |
| 1973-07-21 | Proton | Mars-4 | 81/23 (81L) | Mars Orbit | Success |
| 1973-05-11 | Proton | Salyut-3a | 81/23 (81L) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1973-04-03 | Proton | Salyut-2 | 81/23 (81L) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1973-01-08 | Proton | Luna-21 | 81/23 (81L) | Lunar Impactor | Success |
| 1972-07-29 | Proton | Salyut-2a | 81/23 (81L) | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 1972-02-14 | Proton | Luna-20 | 81/24 (81P) | Lunar Orbit | Success |
| 1971-09-28 | Proton | Luna-19 | 81/24 (81P) | Lunar Orbit | Success |
| 1971-09-02 | Proton | Luna-18 | 81/24 (81P) | Lunar Orbit | Success |
| 1971-05-28 | Proton | Mars-3 | 81/23 (81L) | Mars Orbit | Success |
| 1971-05-19 | Proton | Mars-2 | 81/24 (81P) | Mars Orbit | Success |
| 1971-05-10 | Proton | Mars-2d | 81/23 (81L) | Mars Orbit | Failure |
| 1971-04-19 | Proton | Salyut 1 | 81/24 (81P) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1970-12-02 | Proton | L1E 2K | 81/23 (81L) | Elliptical Orbit | Success |
| 1970-11-10 | Proton | Luna-17 | 81/23 (81L) | Lunar Impactor | Success |
| 1970-10-20 | Proton / UR-500 K/D | Zond 8 | 81/23 (81L) | Success | |
| 1970-09-12 | Proton | Luna-16 | 81/23 (81L) | Lunar Orbit | Success |
| 1970-02-06 | Proton | Luna-16c | 81/23 (81L) | Lunar Orbit | Failure |
| 1969-11-28 | Proton / UR-500 K/D | Soyuz 7K-L1E No.1 | 81/23 (81L) | Failure | |
| 1969-10-22 | Proton | Luna-16b | 81/24 (81P) | Lunar Orbit | Failure |
| 1969-09-23 | Proton | Luna-16a | 81/24 (81P) | Lunar Orbit | Failure |
| 1969-08-07 | Proton / UR-500 K/D | Zond 7 | 81/23 (81L) | Success | |
| 1969-07-13 | Proton | Luna-15 | 81/24 (81P) | Lunar Orbit | Success |
| 1969-06-14 | Proton | Luna-15b | 81/24 (81P) | Lunar Orbit | Failure |
| 1969-04-02 | Proton | Mars-2c | 81/24 (81P) | Mars Orbit | Failure |
| 1969-03-27 | Proton | Mars-2b | 81/23 (81L) | Mars Orbit | Failure |
| 1969-02-19 | Proton | Luna-15a | 81/24 (81P) | Lunar Orbit | Failure |
| 1969-01-20 | Proton / UR-500 K/D | Soyuz 7K-L1 No.13L | 81/23 (81L) | Failure | |
| 1968-11-16 | Proton | Proton-4 | 81/24 (81P) | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1968-11-10 | Proton / UR-500 K/D | Zond 6 | 81/23 (81L) | Success | |
| 1968-09-14 | Proton / UR-500 K/D | Zond 5 | 81/23 (81L) | Success | |
| 1968-07-21 | Proton / UR-500 K/D | Soyuz 7K-L1 No.8L | 81/23 (81L) | Failure | |
| 1968-04-22 | Proton / UR-500 K/D | Soyuz 7K-L1 No.7L | 81/24 (81P) | Failure | |
| 1968-03-02 | Proton / UR-500 K/D | Zond 4 | 81/23 (81L) | Success | |
| 1967-11-22 | Proton / UR-500 K/D | Soyuz 7K-L1 No.5L | 81/24 (81P) | Failure | |
| 1967-09-27 | Proton / UR-500 K/D | Soyuz 7K-L1 No.4L | 81/23 (81L) | Failure | |
| 1967-04-08 | Proton / UR-500 K/D | Kosmos 154 | 81/23 (81L) | Failure | |
| 1967-03-10 | Proton / UR-500 K/D | Kosmos 146 | 81/23 (81L) | Success |
Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.
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