Proton-K
Description
The Proton-K, also designated Proton 8K82K after its GRAU index, 8K82K, was a Russian, previously Soviet, carrier rocket derived from the earlier Proton. The baseline Proton-K was a three-stage rocket. Thirty were launched in this configuration, with payloads including all of the Soviet Union's Salyut space stations, all Mir modules with the exception of the Docking Module, which was launched on the United States Space Shuttle, and the Zarya and Zvezda modules of the International Space Station. It was intended to launch the crewed TKS spacecraft and succeeded in launching four uncrewed test flights prior to the program's cancellation.
Missions
310
Success Rate
89.0%
Successes
275
Failures
33
Success Streak
19
Partial Failures
2
Previous
Cosmos 2479
Raduga-1 8
Configurations
Proton-K/Briz-M
Active 1999 to 2003
Rocket
Height: 54.54m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 19,000 kg
GTO: 2,200 kg
Liftoff Thrust
9,548 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 4.35m
Height: 13.2m
Stages
4
Proton-K/Block DM-5
Active 1997 to 2002
Rocket
Height: 57.64m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 19,000 kg
GTO: 2,500 kg
Liftoff Thrust
9,548 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 4.35m
Height: 10.4m
Stages
4
Proton-K/Block DM-4
Active 1997 to 2000
Rocket
Height: 57.64m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 19,000 kg
GTO: 2,500 kg
Liftoff Thrust
9,548 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 4.35m
Height: 10.4m
Stages
4
Proton-K/Block DM-3
Active 1996 to 1999
Rocket
Height: 57.64m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 19,000 kg
GTO: 2,500 kg
Liftoff Thrust
9,548 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 4.35m
Height: 10.4m
Stages
4
Proton-K/Block DM-2M
Active 1994 to 2005
Rocket
Height: 57.64m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 19,000 kg
GTO: 2,500 kg
Liftoff Thrust
9,548 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 4.35m
Height: 10.4m
Stages
4
Proton-K/Block-DM2
Active 1997 to 1998
Rocket
Height: 56.14m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 19,000 kg
GTO: 2,500 kg
Liftoff Thrust
9,548 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 3.9m
Height: 8.9m
Stages
4
Proton K/Block-DM-2
Active 1982 to 2012
Rocket
Height: 57.64m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 19,000 kg
GTO: 2,400 kg
Liftoff Thrust
9,548 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 4.35m
Height: 10.4m
Stages
4
Proton-K/Block DM-1
Rocket
Height: 57.24m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 19,000 kg
GTO: 2,200 kg
Liftoff Thrust
9,468 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 3.9m
Height: 7.65m
Stages
4
Proton-K/Block-DM
Active 1974 to 1996
Rocket
Height: 56.14m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 19,000 kg
GTO: 2,200 kg
Liftoff Thrust
9,195 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 3.9m
Height: 8.9m
Stages
4
Proton-K/Block D-2
Active 1988 to 1996
Rocket
Height: 56.14m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 19,000 kg
GTO: 9,000 kg
Liftoff Thrust
9,548 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 3.9m
Height: 10.4m
Stages
4
Proton-K/Block D-1
Active 1975 to 1989
Rocket
Height: 56.14m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 19,000 kg
GTO: 9,000 kg
Liftoff Thrust
9,468 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 3.9m
Height: 10.4m
Stages
4
Proton-K/Block D
Active 1967 to 1976
Rocket
Height: 56.14m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 18,900 kg
GTO: 9,000 kg
Liftoff Thrust
8,840 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 3.9m
Height: 8.9m
Stages
4
Proton-K
Active 1968 to 2000
Rocket
Height: 56.14m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 20,100 kg
GTO: 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust
9,469 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 4.15m
Height: 16.12m
Stages
3