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Rocket file · LV-349

Proton-K/DM

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

Proton-K/DM is an expendable launch vehicle built by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. It stands 59.0 m tall, first flew on 12 October 1982. It has flown 66 times with 61 successes, a success rate of 92.4%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

ON FILE
Height59.0 m
Diameter4.2 m
Payload to LEONOT ON FILE
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight12 October 1982
ReusableNo, expendable
Launch costNOT ON FILE
StatusRETIRED

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

ON RECORD
Total flights66
Successful61
Failed5
Success rate92.4%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
VariantDM

About Proton-K/DM

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

EMPTY

Proton-K/DM is retired, and no flight is filed.

All upcoming launches

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Common questions

How many times has Proton-K/DM flown?
66 times, with 61 successes and 5 failures.
What is Proton-K/DM's success rate?
92.4%. That's 61 successful flights out of 66 attempts.
How much can Proton-K/DM lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 doesn't list a payload figure for Proton-K/DM.
Is Proton-K/DM reusable?
No. Launch Library 2 lists Proton-K/DM as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.