Proton-K/DM-2M Launch History

Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Proton-K/DM-2M, 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-2M made 40 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 1994 and 2006. It is part of the Proton family. Of those, 38 succeeded and 2 failed. The success rate comes to 95 percent. The busiest year was 2000, with 9 flights. The most recent flight in the catalog was in 2006.

Launch attempts

Successes

Failures

95%

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
2006	1	1	0	100%
2005	1	1	0	100%
2004	2	2	0	100%
2003	2	2	0	100%
2002	5	4	1	80%
2001	2	2	0	100%
2000	9	9	0	100%
1999	6	6	0	100%
1998	3	3	0	100%
1997	5	4	1	80%
1996	2	2	0	100%
1994	2	2	0	100%

Launch sites used

Sites the Proton-K/DM-2M launched from, across every launch in the catalog.

Site	Country	Launches	Successes	Failures
GIK-5	🇷🇺Russia	40	38	2

Launch chronology

Every Proton-K/DM-2M launch in the catalog, newest first.

Date	Designator	Payloads	Site / Pad	Outcome
Jun 17, 2006	2006-022	410-12 : Kazsat 78KS No. 25601	GIK-5 / LC200/39	Success
Mar 29, 2005	2005-010	410-10 : Ekspress AM-2	GIK-5 / LC200/39	Success
Oct 29, 2004	2004-043	410-08 : Ekspress AM-1	GIK-5 / LC200/39	Success
Apr 26, 2004	2004-015	410-06 : Ekspress AM-11	GIK-5 / LC200/39	Success
Dec 28, 2003	2003-060	410-04 : Ekspress AM-22	GIK-5 / LC200/39	Success
Nov 24, 2003	2003-053	407-02 : Yamal-200 No. 1, Yamal-200 No. 2	GIK-5 / LC81/23	Success
Nov 25, 2002	2002-053	408-02 : Astra 1K	GIK-5 / LC81/23	Failure
Aug 22, 2002	2002-039	406-02 : Echostar 8	GIK-5 / LC81/23	Success
Jun 10, 2002	2002-029	407-01 : Ekspress-A No. 4	GIK-5 / LC200/39	Success
May 7, 2002	2002-023	404-02 : DirecTV-5	GIK-5 / LC81/24	Success
Mar 30, 2002	2002-016	406-01 : INTELSAT 903	GIK-5 / LC81/23	Success
Jun 16, 2001	2001-025	403-02 : Astra 2C	GIK-5 / LC81/23	Success
May 15, 2001	2001-019	403-01 : PAS 10	GIK-5 / LC81/23	Success
Nov 30, 2000	2000-077	402-02 : Sirius CD Radio 3	GIK-5 / LC81/23	Success
Oct 21, 2000	2000-067	402-01 : GE 6	GIK-5 / LC81/23	Success
Oct 1, 2000	2000-059	401-01 : GE-1A	GIK-5 / LC81/23	Success
Sep 5, 2000	2000-051	400-02 : Sirius CD Radio 2	GIK-5 / LC81/23	Success
Jun 30, 2000	2000-035	400-01 : Sirius CD Radio 1	GIK-5 / LC81/24	Success
Jun 24, 2000	2000-031	394-02 : Ekspress-A No. 3	GIK-5 / LC200/39	Success
Apr 17, 2000	2000-019	397-01 : SESAT	GIK-5 / LC200/39	Success
Mar 12, 2000	2000-013	399-01 : Ekspress A No. 2	GIK-5 / LC200/39	Success
Feb 12, 2000	2000-011	399-02 : Garuda 1	GIK-5 / LC81/23	Success
Sep 26, 1999	1999-053	398-02 : LMI 1	GIK-5 / LC81/23	Success
Sep 6, 1999	1999-047	388-02 : Yamal-100 No. 2, Yamal-100 No. 1	GIK-5 / LC81/23	Success
Jun 18, 1999	1999-033	397-02 : Astra 1H	GIK-5 / LC81/23	Success
May 20, 1999	1999-027	396-02 : Telesat DTH-1	GIK-5 / LC81/23	Success
Mar 21, 1999	1999-013	388-01 : Asiasat 3S	GIK-5 / LC81/23	Success
Feb 15, 1999	1999-005	396-01 : Telstar 6	GIK-5 / LC81/23	Success
Nov 4, 1998	1998-065	395-02 : PAS 8	GIK-5 / LC81/23	Success
Aug 30, 1998	1998-050	383-01 : Astra 2A	GIK-5 / LC81/23	Success
May 7, 1998	1998-028	393-02 : Echostar 4	GIK-5 / LC81/23	Success
Dec 24, 1997	1997-086	394-01 : Asiasat 3	GIK-5 / LC81/23	Failure
Dec 2, 1997	1997-076	382-02 : Astra 1G	GIK-5 / LC81/23	Success
Nov 12, 1997	1997-070	382-01 : K95K No. 9520	GIK-5 / LC200/39	Success
Aug 28, 1997	1997-046	387-02 : PAS 5	GIK-5 / LC81/23	Success
May 24, 1997	1997-026	380-02 : Telstar 5	GIK-5 / LC81/23	Success
Sep 26, 1996	1996-058	379-02 : Ekspress No. 12L	GIK-5 / LC200/39	Success
Apr 8, 1996	1996-021	390-01 : Astra 1F	GIK-5 / LC81/23	Success
Oct 13, 1994	1994-067	377-02 : Ekspress No. 11L	GIK-5 / LC200/39	Success
Jan 20, 1994	1994-002	358-02 : Gals No. 11L	GIK-5 / LC81/23	Success

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