Proton-K/17S40
Proton / UR-500 familyKhrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterRetired
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.
Specifications
- Thrust
- 8,847 kN
- Height
- 59 m
- Diameter
- 4.15 m
- Launch mass
- 708 t
- Stages
- 4
- LEO capacity
- 6,000 kg
Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.
Flight record
6flightswith a definitive outcome
100%success rate6 of 6
0failuresincluding partial failures
6success streakcurrent
First flight June 6, 1997 · latest October 17, 2002
Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.
Flights per year
- Successful
- Failed
Show the numbers for Proton-K/17S40 flights per year
| Year | Successful | Failed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |