UR-500

Built & Operated By
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Government · founded 1916
Family
Proton / UR-500
Maiden Flight
16 JUL 1965
About
Proton is an expendable launch system used for both commercial and Russian government space launches. The first Proton rocket was launched in 1965.
Vehicle Specifications
Height
46.28 m
Diameter
4.15 m
Launch Mass
595 T
Thrust
8,847 kN
Stages
2
Configuration
Expendable
Launch Record
Total Launches
4
Successful
3
Failed
1
Consecutive
1
Performance
To LEO
8,400 kg