Rocket file · LV-346
Proton-K/Briz-M
Proton-K/Briz-M is an expendable launch vehicle built by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. It stands 57.0 m tall, lifts 19,760 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 5 July 1999. It has flown 4 times with 3 successes, a success rate of 75.0%. 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/Briz-M
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/Briz-M is retired, and no flight is filed.
All upcoming launchesProton-K/Briz-M in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has Proton-K/Briz-M flown?
- 4 times, with 3 successes and 1 failures.
- What is Proton-K/Briz-M's success rate?
- 75.0%. That's 3 successful flights out of 4 attempts.
- How much can Proton-K/Briz-M lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 lists Proton-K/Briz-M at 19,760 kg to low Earth orbit.
- Is Proton-K/Briz-M reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Proton-K/Briz-M as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.