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Proton-K/DM Launch History

Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Proton-K/DM, year by year, drawn from the GCAT launch catalog. It is one of the variants covered on the Proton family page.

Data current as of 2026-07-20.

Proton-K/DM made 66 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 1974 and 1990. It is part of the Proton family. Of those, 61 succeeded and 5 failed. The success rate comes to 92 percent. The busiest year was 1982, with 8 flights. The most recent flight in the catalog was in 1990.

66
Launch attempts
61
Successes
5
Failures
92%
Success rate

Launches per year

2 4 6 8 1974: 2 launches (2 successes, 0 failures) 1975: 2 launches (2 successes, 0 failures) 1976: 2 launches (2 successes, 0 failures) 1977: 2 launches (2 successes, 0 failures) 1978: 5 launches (2 successes, 3 failures) 1979: 5 launches (5 successes, 0 failures) 1980: 5 launches (5 successes, 0 failures) 1981: 4 launches (4 successes, 0 failures) 1982: 8 launches (6 successes, 2 failures) 1983: 6 launches (6 successes, 0 failures) 1984: 8 launches (8 successes, 0 failures) 1985: 5 launches (5 successes, 0 failures) 1986: 6 launches (6 successes, 0 failures) 1987: 3 launches (3 successes, 0 failures) 1988: 2 launches (2 successes, 0 failures) 1989: 0 launches (0 successes, 0 failures) 1990: 1 launch (1 success, 0 failures) 1974 1979 1984 1989
Successes Failures Each bar links to that year's full chronology.

Year by year

Year Attempts Successes Failures Success rate
1990 1 1 0 100%
1988 2 2 0 100%
1987 3 3 0 100%
1986 6 6 0 100%
1985 5 5 0 100%
1984 8 8 0 100%
1983 6 6 0 100%
1982 8 6 2 75%
1981 4 4 0 100%
1980 5 5 0 100%
1979 5 5 0 100%
1978 5 2 3 40%
1977 2 2 0 100%
1976 2 2 0 100%
1975 2 2 0 100%
1974 2 2 0 100%

Launch sites used

Sites the Proton-K/DM launched from, across every launch in the catalog.

Site Country Launches Successes Failures
NIIP-5 🇷🇺Soviet Union 65 60 5
GIK-5 🇷🇺Russia 1 1 0

Launch chronology

Every Proton-K/DM launch in the catalog, newest first.

Date Designator Payloads Site / Pad Outcome
Jun 20, 1990 1990-054 342-02 : Gorizont No. 30L GIK-5 / LC200/40 Success
May 6, 1988 1988-036 349-01 : Ekran No. 31L NIIP-5 / LC200/39 Success
Mar 31, 1988 1988-028 343-02 : Gorizont No. 26L NIIP-5 / LC200/40 Success
Sep 3, 1987 1987-073 337-02 : Ekran No. 29L NIIP-5 / LC200/39 Success
May 11, 1987 1987-040 338-02 : Gorizont No. 23L NIIP-5 / LC200/39 Success
Mar 19, 1987 1987-028 323-01 : Gran' No. 31L NIIP-5 / LC200/40 Success
Nov 18, 1986 1986-090 334-01 : Gorizont No. 22L NIIP-5 / LC200/39 Success
Oct 25, 1986 1986-082 335-02 : Gran' No. 30L NIIP-5 / LC200/40 Success
Jun 10, 1986 1986-044 322-02 : Gorizont No. 24L NIIP-5 / LC200/40 Success
May 24, 1986 1986-038 333-01 : Ekran No. 30L NIIP-5 / LC200/39 Success
Apr 4, 1986 1986-027 302-01 : Geizer No. 13L NIIP-5 / LC200/40 Success
Jan 17, 1986 1986-007 331-02 : Gran' No. 29L NIIP-5 / LC200/40 Success
Nov 15, 1985 1985-107 326-01 : Gran' No. 28L NIIP-5 / LC200/39 Success
Aug 8, 1985 1985-070 317-02 : Gran' No. 26L NIIP-5 / LC200/39 Success
Mar 22, 1985 1985-024 328-01 : Ekran No. 28L NIIP-5 / LC200/40 Success
Feb 21, 1985 1985-016 327-01 : Oko-S No. 7420 NIIP-5 / LC200/39 Success
Jan 18, 1985 1985-007 326-02 : Gorizont No. 21L NIIP-5 / LC200/39 Success
Aug 24, 1984 1984-090 324-02 : Ekran No. 27L NIIP-5 / LC200/39 Success
Aug 1, 1984 1984-078 324-01 : Gorizont No. 20L NIIP-5 / LC200/40 Success
Jun 22, 1984 1984-063 319-01 : Gran' No. 27L NIIP-5 / LC200/39 Success
Apr 22, 1984 1984-041 312-02 : Gorizont No. 19L NIIP-5 / LC200/39 Success
Mar 29, 1984 1984-031 319-02 : Oko-S No. 7421 NIIP-5 / LC200/40 Success
Mar 16, 1984 1984-028 322-01 : Ekran No. 26L NIIP-5 / LC200/39 Success
Mar 2, 1984 1984-022 316-01 : Geizer No. 12L NIIP-5 / LC200/40 Success
Feb 15, 1984 1984-016 318-02 : Gran' No. 25L NIIP-5 / LC200/39 Success
Nov 30, 1983 1983-118 308-02 : Gorizont No. 18L NIIP-5 / LC200/39 Success
Sep 29, 1983 1983-100 318-01 : Ekran No. 25L NIIP-5 / LC200/40 Success
Aug 25, 1983 1983-088 316-02 : Gran' No. 24L NIIP-5 / LC200/40 Success
Jun 30, 1983 1983-066 314-02 : Gorizont No. 17L NIIP-5 / LC200/39 Success
Apr 8, 1983 1983-028 315-02 : Gran' No. 23L NIIP-5 / LC200/40 Success
Mar 12, 1983 1983-016 304-02 : Ekran No. 18L NIIP-5 / LC200/40 Success
Dec 24, 1982 1982-F08 314-01 : Gran' No. 22L NIIP-5 / LC200/39 Failure
Nov 26, 1982 1982-113 313-01 : Gran' No. 21L NIIP-5 / LC200/39 Success
Oct 20, 1982 1982-103 312-01 : Gorizont No. 16L NIIP-5 / LC200/40 Success
Sep 16, 1982 1982-093 309-01 : Ekran No. 24L NIIP-5 / LC200/40 Success
Jul 22, 1982 1982-F04 307-02 : Ekran No. 23L NIIP-5 / LC200/40 Failure
May 17, 1982 1982-044 310-02 : Geizer No. 11L NIIP-5 / LC200/39 Success
Mar 15, 1982 1982-020 305-02 : Gorizont No. 14L NIIP-5 / LC200/39 Success
Feb 5, 1982 1982-009 308-01 : Ekran No. 22L NIIP-5 / LC200/40 Success
Oct 9, 1981 1981-102 310-01 : Gran' No. 20L NIIP-5 / LC200/39 Success
Jul 30, 1981 1981-069 301-02 : Gran' No. 19L NIIP-5 / LC200/39 Success
Jun 25, 1981 1981-061 305-01 : Ekran No. 21L NIIP-5 / LC200/40 Success
Mar 18, 1981 1981-027 306-01 : Gran' No. 18L NIIP-5 / LC200/40 Success
Dec 26, 1980 1980-104 304-01 : Ekran No. 20L NIIP-5 / LC200/40 Success
Oct 5, 1980 1980-081 300-01 : Gran' No. 17L NIIP-5 / LC200/39 Success
Jul 14, 1980 1980-060 301-01 : Ekran No. 19L NIIP-5 / LC200/40 Success
Jun 14, 1980 1980-049 303-02 : Gorizont No. 15L NIIP-5 / LC200/39 Success
Feb 20, 1980 1980-016 297-01 : Gran' No. 16L NIIP-5 / LC200/39 Success
Dec 28, 1979 1979-105 303-01 : Gorizont No. 13L NIIP-5 / LC200/40 Success
Oct 3, 1979 1979-087 302-02 : Ekran No. 17L NIIP-5 / LC200/40 Success
Jul 5, 1979 1979-062 299-01 : Gorizont No. 12L NIIP-5 / LC200/40 Success
Apr 25, 1979 1979-035 298-02 : Gran' No. 15L NIIP-5 / LC200/40 Success
Feb 21, 1979 1979-015 294-01 : Ekran No. 16L NIIP-5 / LC200/40 Success
Dec 19, 1978 1978-118 295-02 : Fairing, 8S811, 8S810
+5 more , Sredniy perekhodnik, SOZ, 11S86 No. 17L, 8S812, Gorizont No. 11L
NIIP-5 / LC200/40 Success
Oct 17, 1978 1978-F04 298-01 : Fairing, 8S811, 8S810
+5 more , SOZ, 11S86 No. 12L, Sredniy perekhodnik, 8S812, Ekran No. 14L
NIIP-5 / LC200/40 Failure
Aug 17, 1978 1978-F03 297-02 : Fairing, 8S811, 8S810
+5 more , SOZ, 11S86 No. 14L, Sredniy perekhodnik, 8S812, Ekran No. 15L
NIIP-5 / LC200/40 Failure
Jul 18, 1978 1978-073 292-02 : Fairing, 8S811, 8S810
+6 more , TLEs for 11077 and 11074, 11S86 No. 10L, SOZ, Sredniy perekhodnik, 8S812, Gran' No. 14L
NIIP-5 / LC200/40 Success
May 27, 1978 1978-F02 294-02 : Fairing, 8S811, 8S810
+5 more , SOZ, 11S86 No. 11L, Sredniy perekhodnik, 8S812, Ekran No. 13L
NIIP-5 / LC200/40 Failure
Sep 20, 1977 1977-092 291-02 : Fairing, 8S811, 8S810
+8 more , Ekran 2 debris, Ekran battery part, 11S86 No. 9L, SOZ, deb Blok Proton, Sredniy perekhodnik, 8S812, Ekran No. 12L
NIIP-5 / LC200/40 Success
Jul 23, 1977 1977-071 291-01 : Fairing, 8S811, 8S810
+5 more , 11S86 No. 7L, SOZ, Sredniy perekhodnik, 8S812, Gran' No. 13L
NIIP-5 / LC200/40 Success
Oct 26, 1976 1976-107 290-01 : Fairing, 8S811, 8S810
+5 more , 11S86 No. 6L, SOZ, Sredniy perekhodnik, 8S812, Ekran No. 11L
NIIP-5 / LC81/24 Success
Sep 11, 1976 1976-092 289-01 : Fairing, 8S811, 8S810
+5 more , 11S86 No. 5L, SOZ, Sredniy perekhodnik, 8S812, Gran' No. 12L
NIIP-5 / LC81/24 Success
Dec 22, 1975 1975-123 288-01 : Fairing, 8S811, 8S810
+6 more , Unk Near-GEO debris, 11S86 No. 3L, SOZ, 8S812, Sredniy perekhodnik, Gran' No. 11L
NIIP-5 / LC81/24 Success
Oct 8, 1975 1975-097 286-02 : Fairing, 8S811, 8S810
+5 more , 11S86 No. 4L, SOZ, Sredniy perekhodnik, 8S812, US-K 5V95 No. 2005
NIIP-5 / LC81/23 Success
Jul 29, 1974 1974-060 287-01 : Fairing, 8S811, 8S810
+5 more , 11S86 No. 2L, SOZ, Sredniy perekhodnik, 8S812, Molniya-1S No. 38L
NIIP-5 / LC81/24 Success
Mar 26, 1974 1974-017 282-01 : Fairing, 8S811, 8S810
+5 more , 11S86 No. 1L, SOZ, 8S812, Sredniy perekhodnik, GVM Raduga No. 21D
NIIP-5 / LC81/23 Success
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