List of Proton launches (1990–1999)

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This is a list of launches made by the Proton rocket between 1990 and 1999. All launches were conducted from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

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List of Proton launches
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Launches

Date/time (UTC)Configuration Serial number Launch padOutcome
PayloadSeparation orbitOperatorFunction
Remarks

1990

15 February 1990
07:52:00
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861363-02 Site 81/23 Successful
Gran' #35L (Raduga) Geosynchronous Communications
19 May 1990
08:32:33
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861350-01 Site 200/40 Successful
Kosmos 2079 (Uragan #46L) Medium Earth Navigation
Kosmos 2080 (Uragan #51L)Medium EarthNavigation
Kosmos 2081 (Uragan #52L)Medium EarthNavigation
31 May 1990
10:33:20
Proton-K 8K82K360-01 Site 200/39 Successful
Kristall Low Earth Space Station module
Fourth module of Mir
20 June 1990
23:36:00
Proton-K/DM 8K82K/11S86342-02Site 200/40Successful
Gorizont #30L GeosynchronousCommunications
Final Proton-K launch with original Block DM upper stage
18 July 1990
21:46:00
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861340-01Site 200/39Successful
Kosmos 2085 (Geizer #17L)GeosynchronousCommunications
9 August 1990
20:18:59
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861345-02Site 200/39Failure
Ekran-M #14L GeosynchronousCommunications
Third stage lost thrust due to a cleaning rag accidentally left inside the propellant feed system, preventing the flow of oxidizer to the engine. Automatic shutdown T+349 seconds.
3 November 1990
14:39:59
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861370-01Site 81/23Successful
Gorizont #32L GeosynchronousCommunications
23 November 1990
13:21:59
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861348-02Site 200/39Successful
Gorizont #33L GeosynchronousCommunications
8 December 1990
02:43:00
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861366-02Site 200/40Successful
Kosmos 2109 (Uragan #47L)Medium EarthNavigation
Kosmos 2110 (Uragan #48L)Medium EarthNavigation
Kosmos 2111 (Uragan #49L)Medium EarthNavigation
20 December 1990
11:35:00
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861361-01Site 81/23Successful
Gran' #37L (Raduga)GeosynchronousCommunications
27 December 1990
11:08:00
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861342-01Site 200/39Successful
Globus #12 (Raduga-1)GeosynchronousCommunications

1991

14 February 1991
08:31:56
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861344-02Site 200/39Successful
Kosmos 2133 (Prognoz)GeosynchronousMissile defence
28 February 1991
05:30:00
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861360-02Site 81/23Successful
Gran' #38L (Raduga)GeosynchronousCommunications
31 March 1991
15:12:00
Proton-K 8K82K365-01Site 200/40Successful
Almaz 1 (Mech-KU #305)Low EarthRadar imaging
4 April 1991
10:47:12
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861354-02Site 200/39Successful
Kosmos 2139 (Uragan #50L)Medium EarthNavigation
Kosmos 2140 (Uragan #53L)Medium EarthNavigation
Kosmos 2141 (Uragan #54L)Medium EarthNavigation
1 July 1991
21:53:00
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861373-01Site 200/39Successful
Gorizont #34L GeosynchronousCommunications
13 September 1991
17:51:02
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861353-01Site 81/23Successful
Kosmos 2155 (Prognoz)GeosynchronousMissile defence
23 October 1991
15:24:59
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861362-02Site 200/39Successful
Gorizont #35L GeosynchronousCommunications
22 November 1991
13:27:00
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861353-02Site 81/23Successful
Kosmos 2172 (Geizer #18L)GeosynchronousCommunications
19 December 1991
11:41:00
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861355-01Site 81/23Successful
Gran' #39L (Raduga)GeosynchronousCommunications

1992

29 January 1992
22:19:12
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861372-02Site 81/23Successful
Kosmos 2177 (Uragan #68L)Medium Earth VKS Navigation
Kosmos 2178 (Uragan #69L)Medium EarthVKSNavigation
Kosmos 2179 (Uragan #71L)Medium EarthVKSNavigation
2 April 1992
01:50:00
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861369-01Site 81/23Successful
Gorizont #36L Geosynchronous Informkosmos Communications
14 July 1992
22:02:00
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861371-02Site 81/23Successful
Gorizont #37L GeosynchronousInformkosmosCommunications
30 July 1992
01:59:01
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861376-01Site 81/23Successful
Kosmos 2204 (Uragan #56L)Medium EarthVKSNavigation
Kosmos 2205 (Uragan #72L)Medium EarthVKSNavigation
Kosmos 2206 (Uragan #74L)Medium EarthVKSNavigation
10 September 1992
18:01:18
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861363-01Site 81/23Successful
Kosmos 2209 (Prognoz)GeosynchronousVKSMissile defence
30 October 1992
14:59:00
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861372-01Site 81/23Successful
Ekran-M #15L GeosynchronousInformkosmosCommunications
27 November 1992
13:09:59
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861364-01Site 81/23Successful
Gorizont #38L GeosynchronousInformkosmosCommunications
17 December 1992
12:45:00
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861357-02Site 200/39Successful
Kosmos 2224 (Prognoz)GeosynchronousVKSMissile defence

1993

17 February 1993
20:09:47
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861362-01Site 81/23Successful
Kosmos 2234 (Uragan #73L)Medium EarthVKSNavigation
Kosmos 2235 (Uragan #59L)Medium EarthVKSNavigation
Kosmos 2236 (Uragan #57L)Medium EarthVKSNavigation
25 March 1993
02:28:00
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861358-01Site 81/23Successful
Gran' #42L (Raduga)GeosynchronousCommunications
27 May 1993
01:22:00
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861364-02Site 81/23Failure
Gorizont #39L GeosynchronousInformkosmosCommunications (intended)
Second stage underperformed due to contaminated propellant
30 September 1993
17:05:59
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861359-01Site 81/23Successful
Gran' #41L (Raduga)GeosynchronousCommunications
28 October 1993
15:17:00
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861368-01Site 81/23Successful
Gorizont #40L GeosynchronousInformkosmosCommunications
18 November 1993
13:54:58
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861367-01Site 81/23Successful
Rimsat 1 GeosynchronousRimsatCommunications

1994

20 January 1994
09:49:00
Proton-K/DM-2M 8K82K/11S861-01358-02Site 81/23Successful
Gals 1 GeosynchronousCommunications
First Proton-K launch with Block DM-2M upper stage
5 February 1994
08:46:00
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861375-02Site 81/23Successful
Globus #13 (Raduga-1)GeosynchronousCommunications
18 February 1994
07:56:00
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861376-02Site 81/23Successful
Gran' #40L (Raduga)GeosynchronousCommunications
11 April 1994
07:49:22
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861377-01Site 81/23Successful
Kosmos 2275 (Uragan #58L)Medium EarthVKSNavigation
Kosmos 2276 (Uragan #60L)Medium EarthVKSNavigation
Kosmos 2277 (Uragan #61L)Medium EarthVKSNavigation
20 May 1994
02:01:00
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861357-01Site 81/23Successful
Rimsat 2 GeosynchronousRimsatCommunications
6 July 1994
23:58:51
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861365-02Site 81/23Successful
Kosmos 2282 (Prognoz)GeosynchronousVKSMissile defence
11 August 1994
15:27:46
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861367-02Site 81/23Successful
Kosmos 2287 (Uragan #67L)Medium EarthVKSNavigation
Kosmos 2288 (Uragan #70L)Medium EarthVKSNavigation
Kosmos 2289 (Uragan #75L)Medium EarthVKSNavigation
21 September 1994
17:53:00
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861381-02Site 200/39Successful
Kosmos 2291 (Geizer #19L)GeosynchronousVKSCommunications
13 October 1994
16:19:00
Proton-K/DM-2M 8K82K/11S861-01377-02Site 200/39Successful
Ekspress #11L GeosynchronousInformkosmosCommunications
31 October 1994
14:30:56
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861361-02Site 81/23Successful
Elektro #1L GeosynchronousWeather
20 November 1994
00:39:37
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861371-01Site 200/39Successful
Kosmos 2294 (Uragan #62L)Medium EarthVKSNavigation
Kosmos 2295 (Uragan #63L)Medium EarthVKSNavigation
Kosmos 2296 (Uragan #64L)Medium EarthVKSNavigation
16 December 1994
12:00:00
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861373-02Site 81/23Successful
Altair #13L (Luch)Geosynchronous Rosaviakosmos Communications
28 December 1994
11:31:00
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861366-01Site 81/23Successful
Gran' #43L (Raduga)GeosynchronousCommunications

1995

7 March 1995
09:23:44
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861370-02Site 200/39Successful
Kosmos 2307 (Uragan #65L)Medium EarthVKSNavigation
Kosmos 2308 (Uragan #66L)Medium EarthVKSNavigation
Kosmos 2309 (Uragan #67L)Medium EarthVKSNavigation
20 May 1995
03:33:22
Proton-K 8K82K378-02Site 81/23Successful
Spektr Low EarthRosaviakosmos/NASA Space Station module
Fifth module of Mir
24 July 1995
15:52:10
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861374-01Site 200/39Successful
Kosmos 2316 (Uragan #80L)Medium EarthVKSNavigation
Kosmos 2317 (Uragan #81L)Medium EarthVKSNavigation
Kosmos 2318 (Uragan #85L)Medium EarthVKSNavigation
30 August 1995
19:33:00
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861369-02Site 200/39Successful
Kosmos 2319 (Geizer #20L)GeosynchronousVKSCommunications
11 October 1995
16:26:00
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861386-01Site 81/23Successful
Luch 1 (Gelios)GeosynchronousRosaviakosmosCommunications
17 November 1995
14:25:00
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861384-01Site 200/39Successful
Gals 2 GeosynchronousCommunications
14 December 1995
06:10:31
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861378-01Site 200/39Successful
Kosmos 2323 (Uragan #82L)Medium EarthVKSNavigation
Kosmos 2324 (Uragan #78L)Medium EarthVKSNavigation
Kosmos 2325 (Uragan #76L)Medium EarthVKSNavigation

1996

25 January 1996
09:56:00
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861374-02Site 200/39Successful
Gorizont #43L GeosynchronousInformkosmosCommunications
19 February 1996
08:19:00
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861383-02Site 200/39Failure
Gran' #44L (Raduga)Geosynchronous (intended)
Geosynchronous transfer (achieved)
Communications
Upper stage failed to restart
8 April 1996
23:09:01
Proton-K/DM3 8K82K/11S861-01390-01Site 81/23Successful
Astra 1F Geosynchronous transfer SES Communications
First commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services, first launch of Proton-K with Block DM3 upper stage
23 April 1996
11:48:50
Proton-K 8K82K385-01Site 81/23Successful
Priroda Low EarthRosaviakosmosSpace Station module
Seventh module of Mir
25 May 1996
02:04:59
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861379-01Site 200/39Successful
Gorizont #44L GeosynchronousInformkosmosCommunications
6 September 1996
17:37:38
Proton-K/DM1 8K82K/11S861375-01Site 81/23Successful
Inmarsat-3 F2 GeosynchronousInmarsatCommunications
Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services, only flight of Proton-K with Block DM1 upper stage
26 September 1996
17:50:53
Proton-K/DM-2M 8K82K/11S861-01379-02Site 200/39Successful
Ekspress #12L GeosynchronousInformkosmosCommunications
16 November 1996
20:48:52
Proton-K/D-2 8K82K/11S824F392-02Site 200/39Failure
Mars 96 (Fobos-M1 #520) Heliocentric (intended)
Low Earth (achieved)
RosaviakosmosMars probe
Final flight of Proton-K with Block D-2 upper stage, upper stage failed to restart, reentered atmosphere over Bolivia

1997

24 May 1997
17:00:00
Proton-K/DM4 8K82K/11S861-01380-02Site 81/23Successful
Telstar 5 Geosynchronous transfer Loral Skynet Communications
Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services, only flight of Proton-K with Block DM4 upper stage.
6 June 1997
16:56:54
Proton-K/DM-5 8K82K/17S40380-01Site 200/39Successful
Kosmos 2344 (Araks #1)Medium EarthVKSOptical reconnaissance
First Proton-K launch with Block DM-5 upper stage
18 June 1997
14:02:45
Proton-K/DM2 8K82K/17S40390-02Site 81/23Successful
Iridium 9 Low Earth Iridium Communications
Iridium 10 Low EarthIridiumCommunications
Iridium 11 Low EarthIridiumCommunications
Iridium 12 Low EarthIridiumCommunications
Iridium 13 Low EarthIridiumCommunications
Iridium 14 Low EarthIridiumCommunications
Iridium 16 Low EarthIridiumCommunications
Commercial launch conducted by Khrunichev, first Proton-K launch with Block DM2 upper stage
14 August 1997
20:49:14
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861381-01Site 200/39Successful
Kosmos 2345 (Prognoz)GeosynchronousRVSNMissile defence
28 August 1997
00:33:30
Proton-K/DM3 8K82K/11S861-01387-02Site 81/23Successful
PAS-5 Geosynchronous transfer PanAmSat Communications
Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
14 September 1997
01:36:54
Proton-K/DM2 8K82K/17S40391-01Site 81/23Successful
Iridium 27 Low EarthIridiumCommunications
Iridium 28 Low EarthIridiumCommunications
Iridium 29 Low EarthIridiumCommunications
Iridium 30 Low EarthIridiumCommunications
Iridium 31 Low EarthIridiumCommunications
Iridium 32 Low EarthIridiumCommunications
Iridium 33 Low EarthIridiumCommunications
Commercial launch conducted by Khrunichev
12 November 1997
17:00:00
Proton-K/DM-2M 8K82K/11S861-01382-01Site 200/39Successful
Kupon Geosynchronous CBRF Communications
2 December 1997
23:10:37
Proton-K/DM3 8K82K/11S861-01382-02Site 81/23Successful
Astra 1G Geosynchronous transfer SES Communications
Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
24 December 1997
23:19
Proton-K/DM3 8K82K/11S861-01394-01Site 81/23Partial failure
AsiaSat 3 Geosynchronous transfer AsiaSat Communications
Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services, upper stage failed into second burn resulting in lower perigee than expected, spacecraft corrected its orbit at significant cost to operational life

1998

7 April 1998
02:13:03
Proton-K/DM2 8K82K/17S40391-02Site 81/23Successful
Iridium 62 Low EarthIridiumCommunications
Iridium 63 Low EarthIridiumCommunications
Iridium 64 Low EarthIridiumCommunications
Iridium 65 Low EarthIridiumCommunications
Iridium 66 Low EarthIridiumCommunications
Iridium 67 Low EarthIridiumCommunications
Iridium 68 Low EarthIridiumCommunications
Commercial launch conducted by Khrunichev
29 April 1998
04:36:54
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861384-02Site 200/39Successful
Kosmos 2350 (Prognoz)GeosynchronousRVSNMissile defence
7 May 1998
23:45:00
Proton-K/DM3 8K82K/11S861-01393-02Site 81/23Successful
EchoStar IV Geosynchronous transfer Echostar Communications
Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
30 August 1998
00:31:00
Proton-K/DM3 8K82K/11S861-01383-01Site 81/23Successful
Astra 2A Geosynchronous transfer SES Communications
Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
4 November 1998
05:12:00
Proton-K/DM3 8K82K/11S861-01395-02Site 81/23Successful
PAS-8 Geosynchronous transferPanAmSatCommunications
Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
20 November 1998
06:40:00
Proton-K 8K82K395-01Site 81/23Successful
Zarya Low EarthNASASpace Station module
First module of the International Space Station
30 December 1998
18:35:46
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861385-02Site 200/39Successful
Kosmos 2362 (Uragan #86L)Medium EarthRVSNNavigation
Kosmos 2363 (Uragan #84L)Medium EarthRVSNNavigation
Kosmos 2364 (Uragan #79L)Medium EarthRVSNNavigation

1999

15 February 1999
05:12:00
Proton-K/DM3 8K82K/11S861-01396-01Site 81/23Successful
Telstar 6 Geosynchronous transferLoral SkynetCommunications
Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
28 February 1999
04:00:00
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861387-01Site 81/23Successful
Globus #15 (Raduga-1)GeosynchronousCommunications
21 March 1999
00:09:30
Proton-K/DM3 8K82K/11S861-01388-01Site 81/23Successful
AsiaSat 3S Geosynchronous transferAsiaSatCommunications
Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
20 May 1999
22:30:00
Proton-K/DM3 8K82K/11S861-01396-02Site 81/23Successful
Nimiq 1 Geosynchronous transfer Telesat Canada Communications
Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
18 June 1999
01:49:30
Proton-K/DM3 8K82K/11S861-01397-02Site 81/23Successful
Astra 1H Geosynchronous transfer SES Communications
Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
5 July 1999
13:32:00
Proton-K/Briz-M 8K82K/11S43389-01/88501 Site 81/24 Failure
Gran' #45 (Raduga)GeosynchronousCommunications
First Proton-K launch with Briz-M upper stage, second stage exploded
6 September 1999
16:36:00
Proton-K/DM-2M 8K82K/11S861-01388-02Site 81/23Successful
Yamal-101 GeosynchronousGazcomCommunications
Yamal-102 GeosynchronousGazcomCommunications
26 September 1999
22:30:00
Proton-K/DM3 8K82K/11S861-01398-02Site 81/23Successful
LMI-1 Geosynchronous transfer LMI Communications
Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
27 October 1999
16:16:00
Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861386-02Site 200/39Failure
Ekspress-A1 Geosynchronous (intended)InformkosmosCommunications
Second stage malfunctioned

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