Padside

UR-500

Proton / UR-500 family · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center · Retired

Wikipedia ↗Compare with… →

Proton is an expendable launch system used for both commercial and Russian government space launches. The first Proton rocket was launched in 1965.

Specifications

Thrust
8,847 kN
Height
46.28 m
Diameter
4.15 m
Launch mass
595 t
Stages
2
Launch cost
LEO capacity
8,400 kg
GTO capacity
GEO capacity
SSO capacity

Vehicle specifications from Launch Library; blanks are unpublished figures.

Flight record

Flights
4
Launches with a definitive outcome
Success rate
75%
3 of 4
Current success streak
1
Landings
0
0 attempts · 0 droneship / 0 RTLS
Fastest turnaround
Between consecutive booster flights

Counted from padside's own launch record — the same basis as the Stats page.

Launches