Proton Launch History
Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Proton family, year by year, drawn from the GCAT launch catalog.
Data current as of 2026-07-20.
Proton made 424 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 1967 and 2026. Of those, 381 succeeded and 43 failed. The success rate comes to 90 percent. The busiest year was 2000, with 14 flights. Proton has flown 1 time in 2026 so far.
424
Launch attempts
381
Successes
43
Failures
90%
Success rate
Launches per year
Successes
Failures
Each bar links to that year's full chronology.
Year by year
| Year | Attempts | Successes | Failures | Success rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 2015 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% |
| 2014 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% |
| 2013 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 90% |
| 2012 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 82% |
| 2011 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% |
| 2010 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 92% |
| 2009 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 100% |
| 2008 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 90% |
| 2007 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% |
| 2006 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% |
| 2005 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| 2002 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% |
| 2000 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 100% |
| 1999 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 78% |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% |
| 1997 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% |
| 1996 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% |
| 1995 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% |
| 1994 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 100% |
| 1993 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% |
| 1992 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% |
| 1991 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100% |
| 1990 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 91% |
| 1989 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 100% |
| 1988 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 85% |
| 1987 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 85% |
| 1986 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% |
| 1985 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 100% |
| 1984 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 100% |
| 1983 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 100% |
| 1982 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 80% |
| 1981 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% |
| 1980 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| 1979 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% |
| 1978 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% |
| 1977 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
| 1976 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| 1975 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
| 1974 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% |
| 1973 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% |
| 1972 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 1971 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% |
| 1970 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
| 1969 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% |
| 1968 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
| 1967 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
Variants
Counts for each Proton variant recorded in GCAT, at LV_TYPE granularity. Variants with their own page are linked.
| Variant | Flights | Successes | Failures | First year | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proton-K/DM-2 | 111 | 104 | 7 | 1982 | 2012 |
| Proton-M/Briz-M | 101 | 93 | 8 | 2001 | 2023 |
| Proton-K/DM | 66 | 61 | 5 | 1974 | 1990 |
| Proton-K/DM-2M | 40 | 38 | 2 | 1994 | 2006 |
| Proton-K/D | 37 | 23 | 14 | 1967 | 1975 |
| Proton-K | 29 | 26 | 3 | 1968 | 2000 |
| Proton-K/D-1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1975 | 1989 |
| Proton-M/DM-3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2010 | 2026 |
| Proton-K/17S40 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1997 | 2002 |
| Proton-M/DM-2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2007 | 2010 |
| Proton-K/Briz-M | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1999 | 2003 |
| Proton-K/D-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1988 | 1996 |
| Proton-M | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2021 | 2021 |
Recent launches
The most recent Proton family launches, newest first.
| Date | Designator | Payloads | Vehicle | Site / Pad | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2026 | 2026-028 | 935-68/6L : OChR, Elektro-L No. 5L | Proton-M/DM-3 | GIK-5 / LC81/24 | Success |
| Mar 12, 2023 | 2023-031 | 935-73/99577 : Yenisey-2 No. 13L | Proton-M/Briz-M | GIK-5 / LC81/24 | Success |
| Feb 5, 2023 | 2023-016 | 935-70/7L : Elektro-L No. 4L | Proton-M/DM-3 | GIK-5 / LC81/24 | Success |
| Oct 12, 2022 | 2022-131 | 935-71/8L : Angosat 2 | Proton-M/DM-3 | GIK-5 / LC81/24 | Success |
| Dec 13, 2021 | 2021-123 | 535-46/88536 : Ekspress-AMU3, Ekspress-AMU7 | Proton-M/Briz-M | GIK-5 / LC200/39 | Success |
| Jul 21, 2021 | 2021-066 | 535-45 : 77KML No. 17901 | Proton-M | GIK-5 / LC200/39 | Success |
| Jul 30, 2020 | 2020-053 | 935-67/99568 : Ekspress-80, Ekspress-103 | Proton-M/Briz-M | GIK-5 / LC200/39 | Success |
| Dec 24, 2019 | 2019-095 | 935-66/3L : Elektro-L No. 1522 | Proton-M/DM-3 | GIK-5 / LC81/24 | Success |
| Oct 9, 2019 | 2019-067 | 937-04/99573 : MEV-1, EUTELSAT 5 West B | Proton-M/Briz-M | GIK-5 / LC200/39 | Success |
| Aug 5, 2019 | 2019-048 | 935-64/99566 : Blagovest No. 14L | Proton-M/Briz-M | GIK-5 / LC81/24 | Success |
| Jul 13, 2019 | 2019-040 | 535-47/4L : Spectrum X-Gamma | Proton-M/DM-3 | GIK-5 / LC81/24 | Success |
| May 30, 2019 | 2019-031 | 935-69/99564 : Yamal 601 | Proton-M/Briz-M | GIK-5 / LC200/39 | Success |
| Dec 21, 2018 | 2018-107 | 935-63/99565 : Blagovest No. 13L | Proton-M/Briz-M | GIK-5 / LC81/24 | Success |
| Apr 18, 2018 | 2018-037 | 935-62/99563 : Blagovest No. 12L | Proton-M/Briz-M | GIK-5 / LC81/24 | Success |
| Sep 28, 2017 | 2017-057 | 937-03/99572 : Asiasat 9 | Proton-M/Briz-M | GIK-5 / LC200/39 | Success |
| Sep 11, 2017 | 2017-053 | 935-65/99561 : Amazonas 5 | Proton-M/Briz-M | GIK-5 / LC200/39 | Success |
| Aug 16, 2017 | 2017-046 | 935-59/99562 : Blagovest No. 11L | Proton-M/Briz-M | GIK-5 / LC81/24 | Success |
| Jun 8, 2017 | 2017-032 | 935-61/99571 : Terrestar 2 | Proton-M/Briz-M | GIK-5 / LC81/24 | Success |
| Jun 9, 2016 | 2016-035 | 937-01/99570 : Intelsat ISDLA-2 | Proton-M/Briz-M | GIK-5 / LC81/24 | Success |
| Mar 14, 2016 | 2016-017 | 935-60/99560 : EDM Surface Package, ExoMars TGO | Proton-M/Briz-M | GIK-5 / LC200/39 | Success |
| Jan 29, 2016 | 2016-005 | 935-58/99558 : EUTELSAT 9B/EDRS-A | Proton-M/Briz-M | GIK-5 / LC200/39 | Success |
| Dec 24, 2015 | 2015-082 | 935-57/99559 : Ekspress AMU-1 | Proton-M/Briz-M | GIK-5 / LC200/39 | Success |
| Dec 13, 2015 | 2015-075 | 535-44/88533 : Garpun No. 12L | Proton-M/Briz-M | GIK-5 / LC81/24 | Success |
| Oct 16, 2015 | 2015-060 | 935-56/99557 : Turksat 4B | Proton-M/Briz-M | GIK-5 / LC200/39 | Success |
| Sep 14, 2015 | 2015-048 | 935-53/5L : Ekspress AM-8 No P001 | Proton-M/DM-3 | GIK-5 / LC81/24 | Success |
Showing the latest 25 of 424 launches.