Rocket file · LV-347
Proton-K/D-1
Proton-K/D-1 is an expendable launch vehicle built by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. It stands 57.0 m tall, first flew on 16 October 1975. It has flown 12 times with 11 successes, a success rate of 91.7%. 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/D-1
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/D-1 is retired, and no flight is filed.
All upcoming launchesProton-K/D-1 in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has Proton-K/D-1 flown?
- 12 times, with 11 successes and 1 failures.
- What is Proton-K/D-1's success rate?
- 91.7%. That's 11 successful flights out of 12 attempts.
- How much can Proton-K/D-1 lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 doesn't list a payload figure for Proton-K/D-1.
- Is Proton-K/D-1 reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Proton-K/D-1 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.