Proton-K/Briz-M
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
- 57 m
- Diameter
- 4.15 m
- Launch mass
- 710 t
- Stages
- 4
- LEO capacity
- 19,760 kg
Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.
Flight record
4flightswith a definitive outcome
75%success rate3 of 4
1failureincluding partial failures
3success streakcurrent
First flight July 5, 1999 · latest December 10, 2003
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/Briz-M flights per year
| Year | Successful | Failed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |