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Proton-K/DM-2M

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

Proton-K/DM-2M is an expendable launch vehicle built by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. It stands 59.0 m tall, first flew on 20 January 1994. It has flown 41 times with 39 successes, a success rate of 95.1%. 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 flight20 January 1994
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 flights41
Successful39
Failed2
Success rate95.1%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
VariantDM-2M

About Proton-K/DM-2M

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-2M is retired, and no flight is filed.

All upcoming launches

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Common questions

How many times has Proton-K/DM-2M flown?
41 times, with 39 successes and 2 failures.
What is Proton-K/DM-2M's success rate?
95.1%. That's 39 successful flights out of 41 attempts.
How much can Proton-K/DM-2M lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 doesn't list a payload figure for Proton-K/DM-2M.
Is Proton-K/DM-2M reusable?
No. Launch Library 2 lists Proton-K/DM-2M as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.