Proton-M
OperationalKhrunichev · Russia · First flight 2001
Russia's heavy-lift workhorse, used mainly for communications and weather satellites bound for geostationary orbit and for interplanetary missions. Its three core stages burn hypergolic UDMH / N2O4. Being phased out in favor of the Angara A5; it last flew in February 2026.
Launch price
Not published
Payload to LEO
23,000 kg
6,920 kg to GTO
Career record
91.4%
106/116 successful · as of 2026-10-09
Next launch
None scheduled
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From SpaceNexus's launch tracker (tracked since Feb 12, 2026); outcomes recorded as each flight lands. Career totals above are the vehicle's full history.
Last 90 days
0
launches flown
Tracked flights
1
1 success · 0 partial · 0 failed
Tracked success rate
100%
full successes / attempts; partial failures are not successes
On the manifest
0
upcoming launches
Recent
Specifications
| Height | 58.2 m |
| Diameter | 7.4 m |
| Liftoff mass | 705,000 kg |
| Stages | 4 |
| Engines | 6x RD-276 (1st) + 3x RD-0210 and 1x RD-0211 (2nd) + 1x RD-0212 (3rd) + Briz-M or Blok DM-03 upper stage |
| Propellant | UDMH / N2O4 |
| Fairing diameter | 4.1 m |
| Payload to LEO | 23,000 kg |
| Payload to GTO | 6,920 kg |
| Reusable | No |
| First flight | 2001-04-07 |
| Last flight | Active |
| Variants seen on the manifest | Proton-M Blok DM-03 |
Where it launches from
Frequently asked
How much does a Proton-M launch cost?
Khrunichev has not published a list price for Proton-M.
When is the next Proton-M launch?
No Proton-M launch is currently on the tracked manifest.
How reliable is Proton-M?
Proton-M has flown 116 times as of 2026-10-09, with 106 successes, 10 failures and 0 partial failures: a 91.4% success rate, with 26 consecutive successes at last count.
How much can Proton-M carry?
23,000 kg to low Earth orbit, 6,920 kg to geostationary transfer orbit.