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.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Proton M8K82M
- Family Name
- Proton
- Full Name
- 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.
- First Flight Year
- 2,001
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Nested value
- Nested value
- Nested value
- Name
- Proton-M exact RD-276 / RD-0210 / RD-0211 / RD-0212 configuration
- Notes
- Proton-PM and KBKhA sources identify six RD-276 first-stage engines, a three-RD-0210 plus one-RD-0211 second-stage block, and one RD-0212 third-stage integrated propulsion block.
- Rocket Specs
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 702,000
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 3
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.roscosmos.ru/45020/
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton-M
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 07:40:39 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 21:30:23 UTC
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