Proton-M
Proton-M is the modernized active Proton heavy-lift launch vehicle, with lighter structures and digital guidance. Its three-stage core can fly with Briz-M or Block DM-series upper stages for high-energy missions; Roscosmos returned it to flight in February 2026 after a nearly three-year gap.
Identity
- Aliases
- Proton M8K82M
- Family Name
- Proton
- Full Name
- Proton-M
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- proton-m
- Status
- active
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- M
Details
- Description
- Proton-M is the modernized active Proton heavy-lift launch vehicle, with lighter structures and digital guidance. Its three-stage core can fly with Briz-M or Block DM-series upper stages for high-energy missions; Roscosmos returned it to flight in February 2026 after a nearly three-year gap.
- Engines
- Count
- 6
- Name
- RD-275M
- Placement
- core
- Count
- 4
- Name
- RD-0210 / RD-0211
- Placement
- upper
- Count
- 1
- Name
- RD-0212
- Placement
- upper
- First Flight Year
- 2,001
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 702,000
- Operator Id
- vh7c9dcm6eswqyvh2vsqq53es57ngjhr
- Parent Vehicle Family Id
- nd7rf93qma4khvdtq64ya1ydax85k8f7
- Stages Count
- 3
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.roscosmos.ru/45020/
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton-M
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 7:40:39 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 7:40:39 AM