Proton / UR-500 K/D
Proton / UR-500 family
· built by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
· maiden flight 1967-03-10
Profile data last updated: 2026-08-29T15:37:07.354998+00:00 | 7531-10-17
This four stage version of the Proton was originally designed to send manned circumlunar spacecraft into translunar trajectory.
Specifications
57.0 mLength
4.0 mDiameter
696 tLaunch mass
4Stages
8847 kNLiftoff thrust
Payload Capacity
No payload capacity figures published for this configuration.
Lifetime Launch Record
As reported by Launch Library 2 across this rocket's entire history, not just the launches tracked on this site.
39Total launches
24Successful
15Failed
0Upcoming
Launches Tracked on This Site
39In our archive
61.5%Success rate
Mar 10, 1967 11:30 UTCEarliest tracked
Jun 14, 1975 03:00 UTCMost recent
| Mission | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Proton | Venera-10 | Jun 14, 1975 03:00 UTC | Success |
| Proton | Venera-9 | Jun 08, 1975 02:38 UTC | Success |
| Proton | Luna-23 | Oct 28, 1974 14:30 UTC | Success |
| Proton | Luna-22 | May 29, 1974 08:56 UTC | Success |
| Proton | Mars-7 | Aug 09, 1973 17:00 UTC | Success |
| Proton | Mars-6 | Aug 05, 1973 17:45 UTC | Success |
| Proton | Mars-5 | Jul 25, 1973 18:55 UTC | Success |
| Proton | Mars-4 | Jul 21, 1973 19:30 UTC | Success |
| Proton | Luna-21 | Jan 08, 1973 06:55 UTC | Success |
| Proton | Luna-20 | Feb 14, 1972 03:27 UTC | Success |
| Proton | Luna-19 | Sep 28, 1971 10:00 UTC | Success |
| Proton | Luna-18 | Sep 02, 1971 13:40 UTC | Success |
| Proton | Mars-3 | May 28, 1971 15:26 UTC | Success |
| Proton | Mars-2 | May 19, 1971 16:22 UTC | Success |
| Proton | Mars-2d | May 10, 1971 16:58 UTC | Failure |