Rocket file · LV-152
Proton-M
Proton-M is an expendable launch vehicle built by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. It stands 58.2 m tall, lifts 23,000 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 7 April 2001. It has flown 1 times with 1 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. 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-M
Proton-M is a three stage Russian heavy lift launch vehicle derived from the Soviet Proton launch vehicle. Image Credit: Alex Lane
Upcoming flights
Manifest
There's no Proton-M flight on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
All upcoming launchesProton-M in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has Proton-M flown?
- 1 times, with 1 successes and 0 failures.
- What is Proton-M's success rate?
- 100.0%. That's 1 successful flights out of 1 attempts.
- When is the next Proton-M launch?
- Proton-M has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
- How much can Proton-M lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 lists Proton-M at 23,000 kg to low Earth orbit and 6,920 kg to geostationary transfer orbit.
- Is Proton-M reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Proton-M as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.