Proton-K
Proton-K was the three-stage production variant of Proton, often flown with a Block D or later upper stage. It launched Soviet and Russian planetary spacecraft, Salyut and Mir elements, and the first Russian-built International Space Station modules before retirement after its 310th launch.
Identity
- Aliases
- Proton K8K82K
- Family Name
- Proton
- Full Name
- Proton-K
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- proton-k
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- K
Details
- Description
- Proton-K was the three-stage production variant of Proton, often flown with a Block D or later upper stage. It launched Soviet and Russian planetary spacecraft, Salyut and Mir elements, and the first Russian-built International Space Station modules before retirement after its 310th launch.
- Engines
- Count
- 6
- Name
- RD-253 / RD-275
- Placement
- core
- Count
- 4
- Name
- RD-0210 / RD-0211
- Placement
- upper
- Count
- 1
- Name
- RD-0212
- Placement
- upper
- First Flight Year
- 1,967
- Last Flight Year
- 2,012
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 700,000
- Parent Vehicle Family Id
- nd7rf93qma4khvdtq64ya1ydax85k8f7
- Stages Count
- 3
Links
- Official Url
- https://sma.nasa.gov/LaunchVehicle/proton.html
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton-K
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 7:40:14 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 7:40:14 AM