Proton-K/Briz-M

In-active

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center (KhSC)

July 5, 1999

Description

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.

Specifications
  • Stages
    4
  • Length
    57.0 m
  • Diameter
    4.15 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    4.15 m
  • Launch Mass
    710.0 T
  • Thrust
    8847.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Proton-K/Briz-M
  • Family
  • Variant
    Briz-M
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Proton-K/Briz-M
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
    19760.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

Government
Director: Andrey Vladimirovich Kalinovskiy
KhSC 1916

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center is a Moscow-based producer of spacecraft and space-launch systems, including the Proton and Rokot rockets and is currently developing the Angara rocket family. The Proton launch vehicle launches from Baikonur and Rokot launches from Baikonur and Plesetsk. Angara will launch from Plesetsk and Vostochny.

Proton-K/Briz-M | Uragan 83, 84 & Uragan-M 2

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Dec. 10, 2003, 5:42 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

GLONASS navigation satellites

Medium Earth Orbit
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Proton-K/Briz-M | AMC 9

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 6, 2003, 10:15 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Communication satellite launched for SES Americom.

Geostationary Orbit
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Proton-K/Briz-M | Gorizont 33

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
June 6, 2000, 2:59 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Proton-K/Briz-M | Raduga 34

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
July 5, 1999, 1:32 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite for military and governmental puposes

Geostationary Orbit
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