Proton-M
The Proton-M, (Протон-М) GRAU index 8K82M or 8K82KM, is an expendable Russian heavy-lift launch vehicle derived from the Soviet-developed Proton. It is built by Khrunichev, and launched from sites 81/24 and 200/39 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Commercial launches are marketed by International Launch Services (ILS), and generally use Site 200/39. The first Proton-M launch occurred on 7 April 2001. Proton flew its most recent mission on February 12, 2026. As of August 2020, a number of Roscosmos and other Russian government missions remain on Proton launch manifest.
 Launch of Proton-M rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome carrying Blagovest satellite | |
| Function | Heavy-lift launch vehicle |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Khrunichev |
| Country of origin | Russia |
| Cost per launch | US$65 million[1] |
| Size | |
| Height | 58.2 m (191 ft) |
| Diameter | 7.4 m (24 ft) |
| Mass | 705,000 kg (1,554,000 lb)[2] |
| Stages | 3 or 4 |
| Capacity | |
| Payload to LEO[a] | |
| Mass | 23,000 kg (51,000 lb)[3] |
| Payload to GTO (1800 m/s) | |
| Mass | 6,920 kg (15,260 lb)[3] |
| Payload to GTO (1500 m/s) | |
| Mass | 6,300 kg (13,900 lb)[4] |
| Payload to GSO | |
| Mass | 3,250 kg (7,170 lb)[3] |
| Associated rockets | |
| Family | Universal Rocket (Proton) |
| Based on | Proton-K |
| Comparable | |
| Launch history | |
| Status | Active |
| Launch sites | Baikonur, Sites 81/24 & 200/39 |
| Total launches | 116 |
| Success(es) | 105 |
| Failure | 9 |
| Partial failure | 2 |
| First flight | 7 April 2001[5] |
| Last flight | 12 February 2026 |
| Carries passengers or cargo | GLONASS, ExoMars, Nauka |
| First stage – 8S810K | |
| Height | 21.18 m (69.5 ft)[6] |
| Diameter | 7.4 m (24 ft) |
| Empty mass | 30,600 kg (67,500 lb) |
| Propellant mass | 428,300 kg (944,200 lb) |
| Powered by | 6 × RD-275M |
| Maximum thrust | 10,532 kN (2,368,000 lbf) |
| Specific impulse | 285 s (2.79 km/s) |
| Burn time | 108 seconds |
| Propellant | N2O4 / UDMH |
| Second stage – 8S811K | |
| Height | 17.05 m (55.9 ft)[6] |
| Diameter | 4.1 m (13 ft) |
| Empty mass | 11,000 kg (24,000 lb) |
| Propellant mass | 157,300 kg (346,800 lb) |
| Powered by | 3 × RD-0210 1 × RD-0211 |
| Maximum thrust | 2,399 kN (539,000 lbf) |
| Specific impulse | 327 s (3.21 km/s) |
| Burn time | 206 seconds |
| Propellant | N2O4 / UDMH |
| Third stage – 8S812 | |
| Height | 4.11 m (13.5 ft)[7] |
| Diameter | 4.1 m (13 ft) |
| Empty mass | 3,500 kg (7,700 lb) |
| Propellant mass | 46,562 kg (102,652 lb) |
| Powered by | 1 × RD-0212 |
| Maximum thrust | 613.8 kN (138,000 lbf) |
| Specific impulse | 325 s (3.19 km/s) |
| Burn time | 238 seconds |
| Propellant | N2O4 / UDMH |
| Fourth stage (optional) – Briz-M | |
| Height | 2.61 m (8 ft 7 in) |
| Diameter | 4.0 m (13.1 ft) |
| Empty mass | 2,370 kg (5,220 lb) |
| Propellant mass | 19,800 kg (43,700 lb) |
| Powered by | 1 × S5.98M |
| Maximum thrust | 19.62 kN (4,410 lbf)[8] |
| Specific impulse | 326 s (3.20 km/s) |
| Burn time | 3,000 seconds |
| Propellant | N2O4 / UDMH |
| Fourth stage (optional) – Blok DM-2 | |
| Powered by | 1 × RD-58M |
| Maximum thrust | 85 kN (19,000 lbf) |
| Specific impulse | 352 s (3.45 km/s) |
| Propellant | RP-1 / LOX |
| Fourth stage (optional) – Blok DM-03 | |
| Powered by | 1 RD-58M/RD-58MF |
| Propellant | RP-1 / LOX |
The Proton-M, (Протон-М) GRAU index 8K82M or 8K82KM, is an expendable Russian heavy-lift launch vehicle derived from the Soviet-developed Proton.[9][10] It is built by Khrunichev, and launched from sites 81/24 and 200/39 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Commercial launches are marketed by International Launch Services (ILS), and generally use Site 200/39. The first Proton-M launch occurred on 7 April 2001.[11]
Proton flew its most recent mission on February 12, 2026.[12] As of August 2020, a number of Roscosmos and other Russian government missions remain on Proton launch manifest.
Vehicle description
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The Proton-M launch vehicle consists of three stages; all of them powered by liquid rocket engines using the hypergolic propellant combination of dinitrogen tetroxide as the oxidizer, and unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine for fuel.
The first stage is unique in that it consists of a central cylindrical oxidizer tank with the same diameter as the other two stages with six fuel tanks attached to its circumference, each carrying an engine. The engines in this stage can swivel tangentially up to 7.0° from the neutral position, providing full thrust vector control. The rationale for this design is logistics: the diameter of the oxidizer tanks and the two following stages is the maximum that can be delivered by railroad to Baikonur. However, within Baikonur the fully assembled stack is transported again by rail, as it has enough clearance.
The second stage uses a conventional cylindrical design. It is powered by three RD-0210 engines and one RD-0211 engine. The RD-0211 is a version of the RD-0210 modified with a heat exchanger used to pressurize the propellant tanks. The second stage is joined to the first stage through a net instead of a closed inter-stage, to allow the exhaust to escape because the second stage begins firing seconds before separation. Known as "hot staging," this eliminates the need for ullage thrusters on the second stage. Thrust vector control is provided by engine gimballing.
The third stage is also of a conventional cylindrical design. It contains the avionics system that controls the first two stages. It uses one RD-0213 which is a fixed (non-gimballed) version of the RD-0210, and one RD-0214 which is a four nozzle vernier engine used for thrust vector control. The nozzles of the RD-0214 can turn up to 45.0°; they are placed around (with some separation), and moderately above the nozzle of the RD-0213.
The Proton-M features modifications to the lower stages to reduce structural mass, increase thrust, and utilise more propellant. A closed-loop guidance system is used on the first stage, which allows more complete consumption of propellant. This increases the rocket's performance slightly compared to previous variants, and reduces the amount of toxic chemicals remaining in the stage when it impacts downrange. It can place up to 21,000 kilograms (46,000 lb) into low Earth orbit. With an upper stage, it can place a 3000 kg payload into geostationary orbit (GEO), or a 5500 kg payload into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO). Efforts were also made to reduce dependency on foreign component suppliers.
Upper stage
[edit]Most Proton-M launches have used a Briz-M upper stage to propel the spacecraft into a higher orbit. Launches have also been made with Blok-DM upper stages: six launches were made with the Blok DM-02 upper stage carrying GLONASS spacecraft, while seven further launches have used the Blok DM-03.[13] As of 2023, only a single Proton-M launch has taken place without an upper stage to launch Nauka and the European Robotic Arm (ERA) to the International Space Station in July 2021.
Payload fairing
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Commercial launches conducted by ILS use two kinds of fairings:[14][15]
- PLF-BR-13305 short fairing.
- PLF-BR-15255 long fairing.
Both fairings have a diameter of 4.35 meters.
Proton-M Enhanced (M+)
[edit]On 7 July 2007, International Launch Services launched the first Proton-M Enhanced rocket (also called M+), which carried the DirecTV-10 satellite into orbit. This was the 326th launch of a Proton, the 16th Proton-M/Briz-M launch, and the 41st Proton launch to be conducted by ILS.[16] It features more efficient first stage engines, updated avionics, lighter fuel tanks and more powerful vernier engines on the Briz-M upper stage, and mass reduction throughout the rocket, including thinner fuel tank walls on the first stage, and use of composite materials on all other stages. The second launch of this variant occurred on 18 August 2008, and was used to place Inmarsat 4 F3 into orbit. The baseline Proton-M was retired in November 2007, in favour of the Enhanced variant.
Frank McKenna, CEO of ILS, has indicated that in 2010 the Phase III Proton design would become the standard ILS configuration, with the ability to lift 6150 kg to GTO.[17]
On 19 October 2011, ViaSat-1 weighing 6740 kg was lifted into GTO by the Proton-M/Briz-M Phase III.[18]
Light and Medium variants
[edit]Proton Light and Proton Medium were two proposed variants with a lower payload capacity at a reduced price. Originally proposed end of 2016, Proton Light was cancelled in 2017 [citation needed] and Proton Medium was put on "indefinite hold" in 2018.[19] The variants were designed to reduce the cost for launching medium and small commercial communications satellites into Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO).[20] The variants were planned with a 2 + 1 stage architecture based on 3 stage Proton/Briz M, but dispensing with the 2nd stage and featuring minor lengthening of the other two stages. The Proton Light 1st stage was planned with 4 main engines and external tanks to the 6 used by Proton Medium and Proton-M. The cost was expected to be competitive with Ariane and SpaceX. The planned maiden flights were 2018 for Proton Medium and 2019 for Proton Light. They were expected to use Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81/24 and would have required a new transporter-erector system and other ground infrastructure changes.
The full-sized Proton-M can currently lift 6300 kg into a standard Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO); Proton Medium was planned to lift 5000 kg into a similar GTO while Proton Light was rated for 3600 kg. The 3000–5000 kg payload range includes all-electric and hybrid satellites that use ion thrusters to slowly make their way into geostationary orbit (GEO).[21]
Launch profile
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In a typical mission, a Proton-M is accompanied by a Briz-M upper stage. The Proton-M launches the orbital unit (that is: the payload, the payload adapter and the Briz-M) into a slightly suborbital trajectory. The first and second stages and the payload fairing crash into designated crash sites; the third stage crashes into the ocean. After the third stage separates, the orbital unit coasts for a brief period, then Briz-M performs its first firing to achieve orbital injection into a parking orbit with 51.5° inclination, at 170 km to 230 km altitude (the Mission Planner's Guide also mentions 64.8° and 72.6° as standard inclinations for the parking orbit). Subsequently, the Briz-M performs orbital maneuvers to place the payload into either its final orbit or a transfer orbit. If a transfer orbit is used the final maneuver(s) are performed by the payload on its own propulsion system.
Reliability
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As of 22 June 2024[update], 115 Proton-M launches had occurred, of which 11 failed or partially failed, yielding a success rate of 90%. Four of these failures were the results of problems with the Proton-M itself, six were caused by the Briz-M upper stage malfunctioning and leaving cargo in a useless orbit (albeit on two instances the satellites were able to maneuver to correct orbit under their own propulsion), and one was the result of a Blok DM-03 upper stage being incorrectly fueled, leaving the Proton too heavy to achieve orbit.
Notable launch failures
[edit]In September 2007, a Proton-M/Briz-M rocket carrying Japan's JCSAT-11 communications satellite failed to achieve orbit, and fell in the Ulytau District of Kazakhstan. An investigation determined that first and second stages of the rocket had failed to separate, due to a damaged pyrotechnic cable.[22]
On 5 December 2010, the upper stage and payloads failed to reach orbital velocity due to overloading of the upper stage with 1500 kg of liquid oxygen, resulting in the loss of three GLONASS satellites it was carrying.[23]
In July 2013, a Proton-M/DM-03 carrying three GLONASS satellites failed shortly after liftoff.[24] The booster began pitching left and right along the vertical axis within a few seconds of launch. Attempts by the onboard guidance computer to correct the flight trajectory failed and ended up putting it into an unrecoverable pitchover. The upper stages and payload were stripped off 24 seconds after launch due to the forces experienced followed by the first stage breaking apart and erupting in flames. Impact with the ground occurred 30 seconds after liftoff. The preliminary report of the investigation into the July 2013 failure indicated that three of the first stage angular velocity sensors, responsible for yaw control, were installed in an incorrect orientation. As the error affected the redundant sensors as well as the primary ones, the rocket was left with no yaw control, which resulted in the failure.[24] Telemetry data also indicated that a pad umbilical had detached prematurely, suggesting that the Proton may have launched several tenths of a second early, before the engines reached full thrust.
In May 2014, another Proton-M launch ended in failure, resulting in the loss of an Ekspress telecommunications satellite. Unlike the 2013 crash, this occurred more than nine minutes into the flight when one of the third stage verniers shut off, causing loss of attitude control. An automatic shutdown and destruct command was issued and the remains of the upper stages and payload impacted in northern China. An investigation committee concluded that the failure was most likely due to one of the turbopumps breaking off its mount, rupturing a propellant line and causing the vernier to lose thrust.
In May 2015, a Proton-M with a Mexican telecommunications satellite, MexSat-1, was lost due to problems with the third stage. Russian sources indicated that the problems had been the same as with the 2014 failure.[25] An investigation determined that the third stage vernier engine RD-0214 failed due to excessive vibration loads, which had been caused by an increasing imbalance of the rotor in the turbopump and concluded it was the same cause of a prior accident in 1988.[26][27]
In a June 2016 launch, one of the four second stage engines shut down prematurely. The Briz-M was able to make up for the resulting stage under-performance and deliver the Intelsat 31 satellite to the intended orbit. Pending an investigation, the rocket was grounded for the rest of 2016 and first half of 2017: Proton-M at that time planned to return to the launch pad around June 2017 to deliver the EchoStar-21 satellite to orbit.
On 28 January 2017, the Russian government announced, as a result of the investigation into the failure of Progress MS-04, the recall of all Proton-M 2nd and 3rd stage engines produced by the Voronezh Mechanical Plant, including the disassembly of three completed Proton rockets and a three and a half month suspension of flights.[28] The investigation found that cheaper alternatives, unable to resist high temperatures, had been used in place of engine parts containing valuable minerals, and that production and certification documentation had been falsified.[29]
Proton returned to flight 8 June 2017, a full year after the previous flight on 6 June 2016.
Upper stage malfunctions
[edit]Among the various Proton-M failures, some have been caused by the upper stages used to allow the rocket to deliver payloads to higher orbit, notably the failures in May 2014 and May 2015.
At least five earlier launches also succumbed to problems with the Briz-M upper stage; Arabsat-4A in February 2006, AMC-14 in March 2008, Ekspress AM4 in August 2011, Telkom-3 and Ekspress MD2 in August 2012[30] and Yamal-402 in December 2012. All of the payloads were unusable except for Yamal-402, which was able to correct its orbit at the expense of several years' operational life, and AMC-14 which was sold to the US Government after SES determined that it couldn't complete its original mission.
Effect on government and industry
[edit]As a result of the July 2013, Proton-M launch failure, a major reorganization of the Russian space industry was undertaken. The United Rocket and Space Corporation was formed as a joint-stock corporation by the government in August 2013 to consolidate the Russian space sector. Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said "the failure-prone space sector is so troubled that it needs state supervision to overcome its problems".[31] Three days following the failure, the Russian government had announced that "extremely harsh measures" would be taken "and spell the end of the [Russian] space industry as we know it".[32]
Environmental impact
[edit]Critics claim that Proton rocket fuel (unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine (UDMH)) and debris created by Russia's space programme is poisoning areas of Russia and Kazakhstan. Residents claim that acid rain falls after some launches. Anatoly Kuzin, deputy director of the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, has however denied these claims, saying: "We did special research into the issue. The level of acidity in the atmosphere is not affected by the rocket launches [and] there is no data to prove any link between the illnesses, in Altai town and the influence of rocket fuel components or space activity of any kind".[33][undue weight? – discuss]
Launch History
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| Flight No. | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket, Configuration |
Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Users | Launch outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 535-01 | 7 April 2001 03:47:00[34] |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Site 81/24 |  Ekran-M №4 (Ekran-M 18L)
|
Geosynchronous | RSCC | Success | |
| Maiden flight of the Proton-M | ||||||||
| 535-02 | 29 December 2002 23:16:40[35] |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Site 81/24 |  Nimiq-2
|
Geosynchronous transfer | Telesat | Success | |
| Commercial launch from ILS | ||||||||
| 535-03 | 15 March 2004 23:06:00 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Site 81/24 |  Eutelsat W3A
|
Geosynchronous transfer | Eutelsat | Success | |
| Commercial launch from ILS | ||||||||
| 535-06 | 16 June 2004 22:27:00 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Site 200/39 |  Intelsat-10-02
|
Geosynchronous transfer | Intelsat | Success | |
| Commercial launch from ILS | ||||||||
| 535-07 | 4 August 2004 22:32:00 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Site 200/39 |  Amazonas 1
|
Geosynchronous transfer | Hispasat | Success | |
| Commercial launch from ILS | ||||||||
| 535-08 | 14 October 2004 21:23:00 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Site 200/39 | AMC-15
|
Geosynchronous transfer | SES Americom | Success | |
| Commercial launch from ILS | ||||||||
| 535-09 | 3 February 2005 02:27:32 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Site 81/24 | AMC-12
|
Geosynchronous transfer | SES Americom | Success | |
| Commercial launch from ILS | ||||||||
| 535-10 | 22 May 2005 17:59:08 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Site 200/39 | DirecTV-8
|
Geosynchronous transfer | DirecTV | Success | |
| Commercial launch from ILS | ||||||||
| 535-12 | 8 September 2005 21:53:40 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Site 200/39 | Anik-F1R
|
Geosynchronous transfer | Telesat | Success | |
| Commercial launch from ILS | ||||||||
| 535-13 | 29 December 2005 02:28:40 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Site 200/39 | AMC-23
|
Geosynchronous transfer | SES Americom | Success | |
| Commercial launch from ILS | ||||||||
| 535-11 | 28 February 2006 20:10:00 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Site 200/39 |  Arabsat-4A (Badr-1)
|
Geosynchronous transfer (Intended) | Arabsat | Failure | |
| Commercial launch from ILS. Briz-M upper stage shut down prematurely due to a burn through in the oxidizer supply system during the second burn. | ||||||||
| 535-14 | 4 August 2006 21:48:00 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Site 200/39 | Hot Bird 8
|
Geosynchronous transfer | Eutelsat | Success | |
| Commercial launch from ILS | ||||||||
| 535-15 | 8 November 2006 20:01:00 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Site 200/39 | Arabsat-4B (Badr-4)
|
Geosynchronous transfer | Arabsat | Success | |
| Commercial launch from ILS | ||||||||
| 535-21 | 11 December 2006 23:28:43 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Site 200/39 |  MEASAT-3
|
Geosynchronous transfer | MEASAT | Success | |
| Commercial launch from ILS | ||||||||
| 535-16 | 9 April 2007 22:54:00 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Site 200/39 | Anik-F3
|
Geosynchronous transfer | Telesat | Success | |
| Commercial launch from ILS | ||||||||
| 535-20 | 7 July 2007 01:16:00 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Site 200/39 | DirecTV-10
|
Geosynchronous transfer | DirecTV | Success[36] | |
| Commercial launch from ILS. First flight of an enhanced Proton-M. | ||||||||
| 535-22 | 5 September 2007 22:43:10 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Site 200/39 |  JCSAT-11
|
Geosynchronous transfer (intended) | Sky Perfect JSAT | Failure[37] | |
| Commercial launch from ILS. The first and second stages of the rocket failed to separate due to a damaged pyrotechnic firing cable. | ||||||||
| 535-23 | 17 November 2007 22:39:47 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Site 200/39 |  Sirius 4
|
Geosynchronous transfer | SES Sirius | Success[38] | |
| Commercial launch from ILS | ||||||||
| 535-26 | 9 December 2007 00:16 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Site 81/24 | Raduga-1M №1
|
Geosynchronous | Success | ||
| Military communications satellite | ||||||||
| 535-28 | 25 December 2007 19:32:34 |
Proton-M/Block-DM-2 | Site 81/24 | Kosmos 2434 (GLONASS-M №721) Kosmos 2435 (GLONASS-M №722) Kosmos 2436 (GLONASS-M №723)
|
Medium Earth | Success[39] | ||
| GLONASS-M launch | ||||||||
| 535-27 | 28 January 2008 00:18:00 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Site 200/39 | Ekspress-AM33
|
Geosynchronous | RSCC | Success[40] | |
| Ekspress satellite launch | ||||||||
| 535-24 | 11 February 2008 11:34:00 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Site 200/39 |  Thor 5
|
Geosynchronous transfer | Telenor | Success[41] | |
| Commercial launch from ILS | ||||||||
| 535-25 | 14 March 2008 23:18:55 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Site 200/39 | AMC-14
|
Geosynchronous transfer (intended) | SES Americom | Failure[42] | |
| Commercial launch from ILS. Briz-M upper stage shut down prematurely due to rupturing of the gas duct between the gas generator and the propellant pump turbine by high heat erosion. | ||||||||
| 935-02 | 19 August 2008 22:43:00 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Site 200/39 |  Inmarsat 4-F3
|
Geosynchronous transfer | Inmarsat | Success[43] | |
| Commercial launch from ILS | ||||||||
| 535-29 | 19 September 2008 21:48:00 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Site 200/39 | Nimiq-4
|
Geosynchronous transfer | Telesat | Success[44] | |
| Commercial launch from ILS | ||||||||
| 535-31 | 25 September 2008 08:49:37 |
Proton-M/Block-DM-2 | Site 81/24 | Kosmos 2442 (GLONASS-M №724) Kosmos 2443 (GLONASS-M №725) Kosmos 2444 (GLONASS-M №726)
|
Medium Earth | Success[45] | ||
| GLONASS-M launch | ||||||||
| 535-33 | 15 November 2008 20:44:20 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Site 200/39 |  Astra 1M
|
Geosynchronous transfer | SES Astra | Success[46] | |
| Commercial launch from ILS | ||||||||
| 935-03 | 10 December 2008 13:43:00 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Site 200/39 | Ciel-2
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Geosynchronous transfer | Ciel | Success[47] | |
| Commercial launch from ILS | ||||||||
| 535-34 | 25 December 2008 10:43:42 |
Proton-M/Block-DM-2 | Site 81/24 | Kosmos 2447 (GLONASS-M №727) Kosmos 2448 (GLONASS-M №728) Kosmos 2449 (GLONASS-M №729)
|
Medium Earth | Success[48] | ||
| GLONASS-M launch | ||||||||
| 935-01 | 10 February 2009 00:03:00 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Site 200/39 | Ekspress-AM44 Ekspress-MD1
|
Geosynchronous | RSCC | Success[49] | |
| Ekspress satellite launch | ||||||||
| 410-16 | 28 February 2009 04:10:00 |
Proton-M/Block-DM-2 | Site 81/24 | Raduga-1 №8 (Globus-18L)
|
Geosynchronous | Success | ||
| Military Comsat launch | ||||||||
| 935-04 | 3 April 2009 16:24:00 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Site 200/39 | Eutelsat W2A
|
Geosynchronous transfer | Eutelsat | Success[50] | |
| Commercial launch from ILS | ||||||||
| 935-05 | 16 May 2009 00:57:38 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Site 200/39 | ProtoStar 2 (SES-7)
|
Geosynchronous transfer | ProtoStar | Success[51] | |
| Commercial launch from ILS | ||||||||
| 935-06 | 30 June 2009 19:10:00 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Site 200/39 | Sirius FM-5
|
Geosynchronous transfer | Sirius XM | Success[52] | |
| Commercial launch from ILS | ||||||||
| 935-07 | 11 August 2009 19:47:33 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Site 200/39 |  AsiaSat 5
|
Geosynchronous transfer | AsiaSat | Success[53] | |
| Commercial launch from ILS | ||||||||
| 935-08 | 17 September 2009 19:19:19 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Site 200/39 | Nimiq-5
|
Geosynchronous transfer | Telesat | Success[54] | |
| Commercial launch from ILS | ||||||||
| 935-09 | 24 November 2009 14:19:10 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Site 200/39 | Eutelsat W7
|
Geosynchronous transfer | Eutelsat | Success[55] | |
| Commercial launch from ILS | ||||||||
| 535-38 | 14 December 2009 10:38:27 |
Proton-M/Block-DM-2 | Site 81/24 | Kosmos 2456 (GLONASS-M №730) Kosmos 2457 (GLONASS-M №731) Kosmos 2458 (GLONASS-M №732)
|
Medium Earth | Success[56] | ||
| GLONASS-M launch | ||||||||
| 935-10 | 29 December 2009 00:22:00 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Site 200/39 | DirecTV-12
|
Geosynchronous transfer | DirecTV | Success[57] | |
| Commercial launch from ILS | ||||||||
| 535-35 | 28 January 2010 00:18:00 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Site 81/24 | Raduga-1M №2 (Globus-M 12L)
|
Geosynchronous | Success | ||
| Military Communications satellite | ||||||||
| 535-32 | 12 February 2010 00:39:40 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Site 200/39 | Intelsat 16
|
Geosynchronous ransfer | Intelsat | Success[58] | |
| Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services | ||||||||
| 535-40 | 1 March 2010 21:19:44 |
Proton-M/DM-2 | Site 81/24 | Kosmos 2459 (GLONASS-M №731) Kosmos 2460 (GLONASS-M №732) Kosmos 2461 (GLONASS-M №735)
|
Medium Earth | Success[59] | ||
| GLONASS-M launch | ||||||||
| 935-14 | 20 March 2010 18:26:57 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Site 200/39 | EchoStar XIV
|
Geosynchronous transfer | EchoStar | Success[60] | |
| Launch under ILS | ||||||||
| 935-11 | 24 April 2010 11:19:00 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Site 200/39 | SES-1[61]
|
Geosynchronous transfer | SES | Success | |
| Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services, Communications | ||||||||
| 935-12 | 3 June 2010 22:00:08 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Site 200/39 | Arabsat-5B (Badr-5)
|
Geosynchronous transfer | Arabsat | Success[62] | |
| Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services, Communications | ||||||||
| 935-15 | 10 July 2010 18:40:36 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Site 200/39 | EchoStar XV
|
Geosynchronous transfer | EchoStar | Success[63] | |
| Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services, Communications | ||||||||
| 535-30 | 2 September 2010 00:53:50 |
Proton-M/DM-2 | Site 81/24 | Kosmos 2464 (GLONASS-M №736) Kosmos 2465 (GLONASS-M №737) Kosmos 2466 (GLONASS-M №738)
|
Medium Earth | Success[64] | ||
| GLONASS-M launch | ||||||||
| 935-16 | 14 October 2010 18:53:21 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Site 81/24 | XM-5
|
Geosynchronous transfer | XM Satellite Radio Holdings | Success[65] | |
| Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services, Communications | ||||||||
| 935-13 | 14 November 2010 17:29:20 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Site 200/39 | SkyTerra-1
|
Geosynchronous transfer | SkyTerra | Success[66] | |
| Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services, Communications | ||||||||
| 535-37 | 5 December 2010 10:25:19 |
Proton-M/DM-03 | Site 81/24 | GLONASS-M №739, 740, 741
|
Medium Earth (intended) | Failure | ||
| First flight of the Blok-DM-03 upper stage. The upper stage and payloads failed to reach orbital velocity due to overloading of the upper stage with 1.5 tonnes of liquid oxygen, which was caused by communication error between engineers.[67] | ||||||||
| 935-17 | 26 December 2010 21:51:00 |
Proton-M/Briz-M | Site 200/39 | KA-SAT
|
Geosynchronous transfer | Eutelsat | Success[68] | |
| Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services, Communications | ||||||||
| 935-67 | 30 July 2020 21:25:19[69] |
Proton-M / Briz-M | Site 200/39 | Ekspress-80 Ekspress-103
|
4390 kg total 2110 kg and 2280 kg |
Geosynchronous transfer | RSCC | Success |
| Communications satellites launch | ||||||||
| 535-45 | 21 July 2021 14:58[70][71] |
Proton-M | Site 200/39 | Nauka
|
20200 kg | Low Earth (ISS) | Roscosmos | Success |
| ISS module launch | ||||||||
| 535-46 | 13 December 2021 12:07[72] |
Proton-M / Briz-M | Site 200/39 | Ekspress-AMU3 Ekspress-AMU7
|
4130 kg total 1980 kg and 2150 kg |
Geosynchronous | RSCC | Success |
| Communications satellites | ||||||||
| 935-71 | 12 October 2022 15:00[73] | Proton-M / DM-03[74] | Site 81/24 |  AngoSat-2
|
1964kg | Geosynchronous | GGPEN | Success |
| Communications satellite launch | ||||||||
| 935-70 | 5 February 2023 09:12:51[75] | Proton-M / DM-03 | Site 81/24 | Elektro-L №4
|
3000kg | Geosynchronous | Roscosmos | Success |
| Weather satellite launch | ||||||||
| 935-73 | 12 March 2023 23:12:59[76] | Proton-M / Briz-M | Site 200/39 | Olymp-K №2
|
3000kg | Geosynchronous | Roscosmos | Success |
| SIGINT satellite launch | ||||||||
| 935-68 | 12 February 2026 08:52:15 | Proton-M / DM-03 | Site 81/24 | Elektro-L №5 Jame-e-Jam 1
|
3000kg | Geosynchronous | Roscosmos | Success[77] |
| Last launch of Proton-M/DM-03 configuration and future launch using DM-03 will be on Angara A5. | ||||||||
Planned launch
[edit]| Date / time (UTC) | Rocket Configuration | Launch site | Payload | Payload type | Orbit | Users |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Proton-M / Briz-M | Baikonur | Ekvator
|
Communications | Geosynchronous | ISA |
| Communications satellite built by ISS Reshetnev for Iran. | ||||||
| 2026[78][79] | Proton-M / Briz-M | Baikonur | Ekspress-AMU4
|
Communications | Geosynchronous | RSCC |
| 2026 | Proton-M / Briz-M | Baikonur | Yamal-501 Luch-5VM №1
|
Communications | Geosynchronous | Gazprom Space Systems Gonets Satellite System |
| 2029[80][81] | Proton-M / Briz-M | Baikonur | Ekspress-AMU6
|
Communications | Geosynchronous | RSCC |
| 2029[82] | Proton-M | Baikonur | NEM
|
Space station module | Low Earth (ISS) | Roscosmos |
| Science Power Module (NEM) for the future Russian Orbital Station. Originally planned for launch on Proton-M to the ISS, before being transferred to Angara-A5 at 98.0°. In December 2025, the launch was transferred back to Proton-M to the ISS. | ||||||
Gallery
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Proton-M rocket on the launchpad at Baikonur Cosmodrome
See also
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Notes
[edit]- ^ 180 km (110 mi) circular LEO 51.5° inclination from Baikonur
References
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