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Proton-K/Briz-M

Proton-K/Briz-M

Proton / UR-500 family · built by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center · maiden flight 1999-07-05

Profile data last updated: 2026-08-29T15:37:07.354998+00:00 | 7531-10-17

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

57.0 mLength
4.15 mDiameter
710 tLaunch mass
4Stages
8847 kNLiftoff thrust

Payload Capacity

19760 kgTo LEO

Lifetime Launch Record

As reported by Launch Library 2 across this rocket's entire history, not just the launches tracked on this site.

4Total launches
3Successful
1Failed
0Upcoming

Launches Tracked on This Site

4In our archive
75.0%Success rate
Jul 05, 1999 13:32 UTCEarliest tracked
Dec 10, 2003 17:42 UTCMost recent
MissionDateStatus
Proton-K/Briz-M | Uragan 83, 84 & Uragan-M 2 Dec 10, 2003 17:42 UTC Success
Proton-K/Briz-M | AMC 9 Jun 06, 2003 22:15 UTC Success
Proton-K/Briz-M | Gorizont 33 Jun 06, 2000 02:59 UTC Success
Proton-K/Briz-M | Raduga 34 Jul 05, 1999 13:32 UTC Failure

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