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Proton-K/D-2

Proton-K/D-2

Proton / UR-500 family · built by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center · maiden flight 1988-07-07

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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

6220 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.

3Total launches
3Successful
0Failed
0Upcoming

Launches Tracked on This Site

3In our archive
100.0%Success rate
Jul 07, 1988 17:38 UTCEarliest tracked
Nov 16, 1996 20:48 UTCMost recent
MissionDateStatus
Proton-K/D-2 | Mars-96 Nov 16, 1996 20:48 UTC Success
Proton-K/D-2 | Fobos-2 Jul 12, 1988 17:01 UTC Success
Proton-K/D-2 | Fobos-1 Jul 07, 1988 17:38 UTC Success

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