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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 - 03:00 UTC

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 08, 1975 - 02:38 UTC

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
October 28, 1974 - 14:30 UTC

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 - 08:56 UTC

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
August 09, 1973 - 17:00 UTC

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
August 05, 1973 - 17:45 UTC

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 - 18:55 UTC

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 - 19:30 UTC

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
January 08, 1973 - 06:55 UTC

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
February 14, 1972 - 03:27 UTC

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
September 28, 1971 - 10:00 UTC

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
September 02, 1971 - 13:40 UTC

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 - 15:26 UTC

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 - 16:22 UTC

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 - 16:58 UTC

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
December 02, 1970 - 17:00 UTC

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
November 10, 1970 - 14:44 UTC

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
October 20, 1970 - 19:55 UTC

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
September 12, 1970 - 13:25 UTC

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
February 06, 1970 - 04:16 UTC

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
November 28, 1969 - 09:00 UTC

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
October 22, 1969 - 14:09 UTC

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
September 23, 1969 - 14:07 UTC

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
August 07, 1969 - 23:48 UTC

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 - 02:54 UTC

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 - 04:00 UTC

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 02, 1969 - 10:33 UTC

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 UTC

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
February 19, 1969 - 06:48 UTC

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
January 20, 1969 - 04:14 UTC

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
November 10, 1968 - 19:11 UTC

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
September 14, 1968 - 21:42 UTC

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 - 00:00 UTC

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 - 23:01 UTC

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 02, 1968 - 18:29 UTC

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
November 22, 1967 - 19:07 UTC

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
September 27, 1967 - 22:11 UTC

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 08, 1967 - 09:00 UTC

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 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Unknown Mission

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

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