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Proton K/DM-2

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

Proton K/DM-2 is an expendable launch vehicle built by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. It first flew on 12 October 1982. It has flown 110 times with 103 successes, a success rate of 93.6%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

ON FILE
HeightNOT ON FILE
DiameterNOT ON FILE
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 flights110
Successful103
Failed7
Success rate93.6%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
VariantK/DM-2

Upcoming flights

Manifest

EMPTY

Proton is retired, and no flight is filed.

All upcoming launches

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Common questions

How many times has Proton K/DM-2 flown?
110 times, with 103 successes and 7 failures.
What is Proton K/DM-2's success rate?
93.6%. That's 103 successful flights out of 110 attempts.
How much can Proton K/DM-2 lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 doesn't list a payload figure for Proton K/DM-2.
Is Proton K/DM-2 reusable?
No. Launch Library 2 lists Proton K/DM-2 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.