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Proton-K/D-2

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.

Proton-K/D-2 vehicle

Specifications

Thrust
8,847 kN
Height
57 m
Diameter
4.15 m
Launch mass
710 t
Stages
4
LEO capacity
6,220 kg

Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.

Flight record

3flightswith a definitive outcome
100%success rate3 of 3
0failuresincluding partial failures
3success streakcurrent

First flight July 7, 1988 · latest November 16, 1996

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/D-2 flights per year
Proton-K/D-2 flights per year
YearSuccessfulFailedTotal
1988202
1989000
1990000
1991000
1992000
1993000
1994000
1995000
1996101

Flights

3 of 3