Rocket file · LV-446
UR-500
UR-500 is an expendable launch vehicle built by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. It stands 46.3 m tall, lifts 8,400 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 16 July 1965. It has flown 4 times with 3 successes, a success rate of 75.0%. 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 UR-500
Proton is an expendable launch system used for both commercial and Russian government space launches. The first Proton rocket was launched in 1965.
Upcoming flights
Manifest
UR-500 is retired, and no flight is filed.
All upcoming launchesUR-500 in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has UR-500 flown?
- 4 times, with 3 successes and 1 failures.
- What is UR-500's success rate?
- 75.0%. That's 3 successful flights out of 4 attempts.
- How much can UR-500 lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 lists UR-500 at 8,400 kg to low Earth orbit.
- Is UR-500 reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists UR-500 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.