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Proton / UR-500 · K/D

Proton / UR-500 K/D

This four stage version of the Proton was originally designed to send manned circumlunar spacecraft into translunar trajectory.

Proton / UR-500 K/D rocket

Height

57 m

Diameter

4 m

LEO capacity

0 kg

Manufacturer

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Total launches

39

Successful

24

Pending

0

Successful landings

0

Flight system

Built to move mass beyond the atmosphere.

The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.