Space · launch vehicle
Proton-K/17S40
KHSC
RETIRED
At a glance
Launches
6
Success rate
100%
6 ok · 0 failed
Payload to LEO
6,000 kg
Payload to GTO
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Status
RetiredFirst flight
06 Jun 1997Reusable
NoHeight
59 mDiameter
4.15 mLaunch mass
708 tLiftoff thrust
8,847 kNStages
4Launch cost
—Booster landings
—Links
WikipediaAbout
The Proton-K was a Russian, previously Soviet, carrier rocket derived from the earlier Proton. It was built by Khrunichev, and launched from sites 81 and 200 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Source The Space Devs — Launch Library 2
Last checked 29 Sept 2026