Proton

In-active

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) (RFSA)

March 10, 1967

Description

This four stage version of the Proton was originally designed to send manned circumlunar spacecraft into translunar trajectory.

Specifications
  • Stages
    4
  • Length
    57.0 m
  • Diameter
    4.0 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    ―
  • Launch Mass
    696.0 T
  • Thrust
    8847.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Proton
  • Family
    ―
  • Variant
    K/D
  • Alias
    ―
  • Full Name
    Proton / UR-500 K/D
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    ―
  • Low Earth Orbit
    ―
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    ―
  • Direct Geostationary
    ―
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    ―

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Government
Administrator: Yuri Borisov
RFSA 1992

The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.

Previous Flights

flew on 39 previous launch(es).

Proton | Venera-10

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 14, 1975, 3 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Venus orbiter and lander

Venus Orbit
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Proton | Venera-9

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 8, 1975, 2:38 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Venus orbiter and lander

Venus Orbit
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Proton | Luna-23

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 28, 1974, 2:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Lunar lander and sample return probe

Lunar Impactor
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Proton | Luna-22

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 29, 1974, 8:56 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Lunar orbiter providing images of the lunar surface

Lunar Orbit
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Proton | Mars-7

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 9, 1973, 5 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Mars fly-by and lander mission

Mars flyby
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Proton | Mars-6

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 5, 1973, 5:45 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Mars fly-by and lander mission

Mars flyby
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Proton | Mars-5

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 25, 1973, 6:55 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Mars orbiter

Mars Orbit
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Proton | Mars-4

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 21, 1973, 7:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Mars orbiter

Mars Orbit
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Proton | Luna-21

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Jan. 8, 1973, 6:55 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Lunar lander and rover

Lunar Impactor
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Proton | Luna-20

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 14, 1972, 3:27 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Lunar lander and sample return probe

Lunar Orbit
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Proton | Luna-19

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 28, 1971, 10 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Lunar orbiter providing images of the lunar surface

Lunar Orbit
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Proton | Luna-18

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 2, 1971, 1:40 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Lunar lander and sample return probe

Lunar Orbit
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Proton | Mars-3

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 28, 1971, 3:26 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Mars orbiter and lander

Mars Orbit
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Proton | Mars-2

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 19, 1971, 4:22 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Mars orbiter and lander

Mars Orbit
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Proton | Mars-2d

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
May 10, 1971, 4:58 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Mars orbiter and lander

Mars Orbit
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Proton | L1E 2K

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 2, 1970, 5 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Satellites designed to test the L1 and Blok-D systems for lunar missions.

Elliptical Orbit
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Proton | Luna-17

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Nov. 10, 1970, 2:44 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Lunar lander and rover

Lunar Impactor
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Proton / UR-500 K/D | Zond 8

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 20, 1970, 7:55 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.

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Proton | Luna-16

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 12, 1970, 1:25 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Lunar lander and sample return probe

Lunar Orbit
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Proton | Luna-16c

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 6, 1970, 4:16 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Lunar lander and sample return probe

Lunar Orbit
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Proton / UR-500 K/D | Soyuz 7K-L1E No.1

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Nov. 28, 1969, 9 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.

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Proton | Luna-16b

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Oct. 22, 1969, 2:09 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Lunar lander and sample return probe

Lunar Orbit
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Proton | Luna-16a

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 23, 1969, 2:07 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Lunar lander and sample return probe

Lunar Orbit
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Proton / UR-500 K/D | Zond 7

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Aug. 7, 1969, 11:48 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.

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Proton | Luna-15

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 13, 1969, 2:54 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Lunar lander and sample return probe

Lunar Orbit
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Proton | Luna-15b

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 14, 1969, 4 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Lunar lander and sample return probe

Lunar Orbit
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Proton | Mars-2c

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 2, 1969, 10:33 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Mars orbiter lost due to a failure of the rocket's first stage.

Mars Orbit
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Proton | Mars-2b

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 27, 1969, 10:40 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Mars orbiter lost due to a failure of the rocket's third stage.

Mars Orbit
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Proton | Luna-15a

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 19, 1969, 6:48 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Lunar lander and rover

Lunar Orbit
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Proton / UR-500 K/D | Soyuz 7K-L1 No.13L

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Jan. 20, 1969, 4:14 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.

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Proton / UR-500 K/D | Zond 6

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Nov. 10, 1968, 7:11 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.

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Proton / UR-500 K/D | Zond 5

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 14, 1968, 9:42 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.

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Proton / UR-500 K/D | Soyuz 7K-L1 No.8L

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 21, 1968, midnight
Status: Launch Failure
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.

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Proton / UR-500 K/D | Soyuz 7K-L1 No.7L

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 22, 1968, 11:01 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.

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Proton / UR-500 K/D | Zond 4

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 2, 1968, 6:29 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.

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Proton / UR-500 K/D | Soyuz 7K-L1 No.5L

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Nov. 22, 1967, 7:07 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.

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Proton / UR-500 K/D | Soyuz 7K-L1 No.4L

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 27, 1967, 10:11 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.

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Proton / UR-500 K/D | Kosmos 154

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
April 8, 1967, 9 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.

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Proton / UR-500 K/D | Kosmos 146

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 10, 1967, 11:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.

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