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Proton

retired

Протон

Science ExplorationLEOCOSPAR 1965-054ALaunched 7/16/1965
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
Proton Mission
Launch Vehicle
UR-500
Launch Date
7/16/1965
Last Contact
10/11/1965
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
350 km
Inclination
63.46 deg
Dry Mass
8,300 kg
Total Mass
8,300 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Science Exploration
Payload Category
SCI
Payload Class
C
Organizations
Operator
RSC Energia
Manufacturer
RSC Energia
Registry
COSPAR ID
1965-054A
UN Registration
A/AC.105/INF.110
Track
Mentions
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All MP42 subsystems were tested with a 20 kRad biased radiation dose and with board-level Single Event Effects testing under a 200 MeV proton beam to ensure at least five years of lifetime in LEO.

CapabilityValue 4.0Nov 21, 2021NanoAvionics Preparing To Launch Their 5th Rideshare Mission Via Exolaunch Aboard The SpaceX Transporter-4 Mission

A Proton-M rocket launched the Multipurpose Laboratory Module Nauka from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on 2021-07-21.

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Jul 21, 2021
Russia launches Nauka module to International Space Station

International Launch Services offers launch services using the Proton, Angara 1.2, Angara 5, Soyuz-2, and Soyuz-5 launch vehicles.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.8Apr 11, 2021ILS + Express Celebrate 25th Anniversary Of The 1st Combined Russian, US + European Launch

The Proton launch vehicle carried the ASTRA 1F satellite for SES of Luxembourg to geosynchronous transfer orbit on 1996-04-09 with liftoff from Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Apr 11, 2021ILS + Express Celebrate 25th Anniversary Of The 1st Combined Russian, US + European Launch

The first Proton launch of 2020 took place on 2020-07-30 carrying two satellites for the Russian Satellite Communications Company.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Jul 30, 2020Proton launches two Russian communications satellites

Proton lifted off at 5:25 p.m. Eastern from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on an 18-hour mission to deploy the geostationary satellites Express-80 and Express-103.

PlanValue 4.5Jul 30, 2020Proton launches two Russian communications satellites

Russia planned three Proton launches for 2020 at the beginning of the year.

PlanValue 3.0Jul 30, 2020Proton launches two Russian communications satellites

Russia launched five Proton rockets in 2019, of which one was a commercial dual launch for Northrop Grumman and Eutelsat Communications and the rest were for government missions.

GeneralRelationshipsValue 4.0Jan 7, 2020Arianespace could launch record 22 missions in 2020

Five Proton rockets launched 2019, four for the Russian government and one for International Launch Services.

PlanRelationshipsValue 3.0Dec 24, 2019Proton launches Russian weather satellite

Khrunichev has three Proton missions and two Angara 5 missions planned for 2020.

PlanValue 3.8Dec 24, 2019Proton launches Russian weather satellite

International Launch Services postponed a Proton launch previously scheduled for 2019-09-30 after an issue was discovered during electrical testing of the vehicle.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Oct 7, 2019Industry weighs government’s role in satellite servicing

MEV-1 is dual-manifested on the Proton with the Northrop-built Eutelsat 5 West B communications satellite.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Oct 7, 2019Industry weighs government’s role in satellite servicing

International Launch Services postponed the 2019-09-30 Proton launch on 2019-09-24 because of an issue encountered during electrical testing.

PlanValue 4.0Sep 25, 2019ILS Proton launch delayed • Colombian, German teleport operators merge • Telespazio, Cloud Constellation partner

Khrunichev plans five more Proton launches 2019 with the next Proton launch scheduled for 2019-06-21, Moscow time, carrying the Spektr-Roentgen-Gamma telescope.

PlanValue 4.5May 31, 2019First Proton of the year launches Gazprom communications satellite

Khrunichev plans a minimum of six Proton launches 2019, with the majority being Russian government missions.

PlanGeneralValue 3.0Apr 12, 2019Glavkosmos absorbs ILS, promises lower Proton prices

ILS has one mission planned 2019: a Proton dual launch carrying the Eutelsat 5 West B communications satellite and Northrop Grumman’s Mission Extension Vehicle 1.

PlanValue 4.5Apr 12, 2019Glavkosmos absorbs ILS, promises lower Proton prices

AsiaSat replaced AsiaSat-4 in its own fleet with AsiaSat-9, which launched in 2017 on an International Launch Services Proton.

GeneralPlanCapabilityValue 4.5Mar 8, 2019AsiaSat revenue up, but regional C-band pressure mounting

Russia plans to conduct six Proton launches 2019.

PlanValue 3.5Feb 13, 2019FIRST UP Satcom | Six Protons and an Angara launching this year • Airbus invests $25M in German plant

Viasat used the same procurement style for ViaSat-1, which launched in 2011 on an International Launch Services Proton, and for ViaSat-2, which launched on an Ariane 5.

GeneralValue 3.0Oct 2, 2018Viasat, ULA insist ViaSat-3 launch was competitively procured

Proton Breeze M can launch over 7,000 kg to geosynchronous transfer orbit.

CapabilityValue 4.0Aug 30, 2018Proton Medium, International Launch Services’ answer to Falcon 9, put on “indefinite hold”