Data Quality83%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the military space launch vehicles category.
01 / Overview
Proton-K
Category
Country
Production
1967–2012
Quantity
310
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES · COLD WAR
10
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
45
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the military space launch vehicles category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
- Vehicle TypeHeavy-lift launch vehicle
- First Flight1967
- ManufacturerKhrunichev
- Stages3
- StatusRetired
- In ServiceNo
◈Performance6MOD.6
- Payload to LEO19,760 kg
- Liftoff Thrust10,470
- Liftoff Mass669.095 t
- Height50 m
- Diameter7.4 m
- Success Rate275
▣Propulsion5MOD.5
- First-Stage PropellantN2O4/UDMH
- First-Stage Engines6
- ReusableNo
- Human-RatedNo
- Total Launches310
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1967Production started
- 2012Production ended
59
years in service
45
years in production
310
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
04 / Variants
▚ WEAPON FAMILY
06 / MASS Score
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES RANKING Military Space Launch Vehicles · Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
46MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES10COLD WAR · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES850RUSSIA · ALL WEAPONS161PERFORMANCE/PRICE · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES
ⓘ Rankings are within theMilitary Space Launch Vehiclescategory.
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