Rocket file · LV-345
Proton-K/17S40
Proton-K/17S40 is an expendable launch vehicle built by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. It stands 59.0 m tall, lifts 6,000 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 6 June 1997. It has flown 6 times with 6 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.
Flight record
Reliability
About Proton-K/17S40
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.
Upcoming flights
Manifest
Proton-K/17S40 is retired, and no flight is filed.
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Common questions
- How many times has Proton-K/17S40 flown?
- 6 times, with 6 successes and 0 failures.
- What is Proton-K/17S40's success rate?
- 100.0%. That's 6 successful flights out of 6 attempts.
- How much can Proton-K/17S40 lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 lists Proton-K/17S40 at 6,000 kg to low Earth orbit.
- Is Proton-K/17S40 reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Proton-K/17S40 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.