List of Proton launches (2000–2009)

This is a list of launches made by the Proton rocket between 2000 and 2009. All launches were conducted from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

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Launches

Date/time (UTC)		Configuration	Serial number	Launch pad	Outcome
		Payload	Separation orbit	Operator	Function
		Remarks
2000 Main article: 2000 in spaceflight
12 February 2000 09:10:54		Proton-K/Block-DM-2M 8K82K/11S861-01	399-02	Site 81/23	Successful
		Garuda 1	Geosynchronous transfer		Communications
		Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
12 March 2000 04:07:00		Proton-K/Block-DM-2M 8K82K/11S861-01	399-01	Site 200/39	Successful
		Ekspress-A2	Geosynchronous		Communications
17 April 2000 21:06:00		Proton-K/Block-DM-2M 8K82K/11S861-01	397-01	Site 200/39	Successful
		SESAT 1	Geosynchronous transfer		Communications
6 June 2000 02:59:00		Proton-K/Briz-M 8K82K/11S43	392-01	Site 81/24	Successful
		Gorizont #45L	Geosynchronous		Communications
		First successful flight of the Briz-M
24 June 2000 00:28:00		Proton-K/Block-DM-2M 8K82K/11S861-01	394-02	Site 200/39	Successful
		Ekspress-A3	Geosynchronous		Communications
30 June 2000 22:08:47		Proton-K/Block-DM-2M 8K82K/11S861-01	400-01	Site 81/24	Successful
		Sirius FM-1	Geosynchronous transfer		Communications
		Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
4 July 2000 23:44:00		Proton-K/Block-DM-2 8K82K/11S861	389-02	Site 200/39	Successful
		Kosmos 2371 (Geizer #22L)	Geosynchronous		Communications
12 July 2000 04:56:36		Proton-K 8K82K	398-01	Site 81/23	Successful
		Zvezda	Low Earth orbit		Space station module
28 August 2000 20:08		Proton-K/Block-DM-2 8K82K/11S861	401-02	Site 81/24	Successful
		Raduga-1 #5 (Globus #15L)	Geosynchronous		Communications
5 September 2000 09:43:58		Proton-K/Block-DM-2M 8K82K/11S861-01	400-02	Site 81/23	Successful
		Sirius FM-2	Geosynchronous transfer		Communications
		Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
1 October 2000 22:00:00		Proton-K/Block-DM-2M 8K82K/11S861-01	401-01	Site 81/23	Successful
		GE-1A	Geosynchronous transfer		Communications
		Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
13 October 2000 14:12:45		Proton-K/Block-DM-2 8K82K/11S861	393-01	Site 81/24	Successful
		Kosmos 2374 (Uragan #783)	Medium Earth		Navigation
		Kosmos 2375 (Uragan #787)	Medium Earth		Navigation
		Kosmos 2376 (Uragan #788)	Medium Earth		Navigation
21 October 2000 22:00:00		Proton-K/Block-DM-2M 8K82K/11S861-01	402-01	Site 81/23	Successful
		GE-6	Geosynchronous transfer		Communications
		Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
30 November 2000 19:59:47		Proton-K/Block-DM-2M 8K82K/11S861-01	402-02	Site 81/23	Successful
		Sirius FM-3	Geosynchronous transfer		Communications
		Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
2001 Main article: 2001 in spaceflight
7 April 2001 03:47:00		Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	535-01	Site 81/24	Successful
		Ekran-M #18L	Geosynchronous		Communications
		Maiden flight of the Proton-M
15 May 2001 01:11:30		Proton-K/Block-DM-2M 8K82K/11S861-01	403-01	Site 81/23	Successful
		PanAmSat-10	Geosynchronous transfer		Communications
		Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
16 June 2001 01:49:00		Proton-K/Block-DM-2M 8K82K/11S861-01	403-02	Site 81/23	Successful
		Astra-2C	Geosynchronous transfer		Communications
		Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
24 August 2001 20:35		Proton-K/Block-DM-2 8K82K/11S861	404-01	Site 81/24	Successful
		Kosmos 2379 (US-KMO)	Geosynchronous		Missile warning
6 October 2001 16:45:00		Proton-K/Block-DM-2 8K82K/11S861	405-01	Site 81/24	Successful
		Raduga-1 #6 (Globus #16L)	Geosynchronous		Communications
1 December 2001 18:04:44		Proton-K/Block-DM-2 8K82K/11S861	405-02	Site 81/24	Successful
		Kosmos 2380 (Uragan #790)	Medium Earth		Navigation
		Kosmos 2381 (Uragan #789)	Medium Earth		Navigation
		Kosmos 2382 (Uragan-M #711)	Medium Earth		Navigation
2002 Main article: 2002 in spaceflight
30 March 2002 17:25:00		Proton-K/Block-DM-2M 8K82K/11S861-01	406-01	Site 81/23	Successful
		Intelsat 903	Geosynchronous transfer		Communications
		Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
7 May 2002 17:00:00		Proton-K/Block-DM-2M 8K82K/11S861-01	404-02	Site 81/24	Successful
		DirecTV-5	Geosynchronous transfer		Communications
		Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
10 June 2002 01:14:00		Proton-K/Block-DM-2M 8K82K/11S861-01	407-01	Site 200/39	Successful
		Ekspress-A1R	Geosynchronous		Communications
25 July 2002 15:13:21		Proton-K/Block-DM-5 8K82K/17S40	408-01	Site 81/24	Successful
		Kosmos 2392 (Araks #2)	Medium Earth orbit		Reconnaissance
22 August 2002 05:15:00		Proton-K/Block-DM-2M 8K82K/11S861-01	406-02	Site 81/23	Successful
		Echostar VIII	Geosynchronous transfer		Communications
		Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
17 October 2002 04:41:00		Proton-K/Block-DM-5 8K82K/17S40	409-01	Site 200/39	Successful
		INTEGRAL	High Earth orbit		Gamma-ray astronomical observatory
25 November 2002 23:04:23		Proton-K/Block-DM-2M 8K82K/11S861-01	408-02	Site 81/23	Failure
		Astra 1K	Geosynchronous transfer (intended)		Communications
		Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services. The engine of the Block-DM upper stage shut down prematurely during the second planned burn, leaving the payload stranded in low Earth orbit.
25 December 2002 07:37:58		Proton-K/Block-DM-2M 8K82K/11S861-01	409-02	Site 81/23	Successful
		Kosmos 2394 (Uragan #791)	Medium Earth		Navigation
		Kosmos 2395 (Uragan #792)	Medium Earth		Navigation
		Kosmos 2396 (Uragan #793)	Medium Earth		Navigation
29 December 2002 23:16:40		Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	535-02	Site 81/24	Successful
		Nimiq-2	Geosynchronous transfer		Communications
		Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
2003 Main article: 2003 in spaceflight
24 April 2003 04:23:17		Proton-K/Block-DM-2 8K82K/11S861	410-02	Site 81/24	Successful
		Kosmos 2397 (US-KMO)	Geosynchronous		Missile warning
6 June 2003 22:15:15		Proton-K/Briz-M 8K82K/11S43	410-01	Site 200/39	Successful
		AMC-9	Geosynchronous transfer		Communications
		Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
24 November 2003 06:22:00		Proton-K/Block-DM-2M 8K82K/11S861-01	407-02	Site 81/23	Successful
		Yamal 201	Geosynchronous		Communications
		Yamal 202	Geosynchronous		Communications
10 December 2003 17:42:12		Proton-K/Briz-M 8K82K/11S43	410-03	Site 81/24	Successful
		Kosmos 2402 (Uragan #794)	Medium Earth		Navigation
		Kosmos 2403 (Uragan #795)	Medium Earth		Navigation
		Kosmos 2404 (Uragan-M #701)	Medium Earth		Navigation
28 December 2003 23:00:00		Proton-K/Block-DM-2M 8K82K/11S861-01	410-04	Site 200/39	Successful
		Ekspress-AM22	Geosynchronous		Communications
2004 Main article: 2004 in spaceflight
15 March 2004 23:06:00		Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	535-03	Site 81/24	Successful
		Eutelsat W3A	Geosynchronous transfer		Communications
		Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
27 March 2004 03:30		Proton-K/Block-DM-2 8K82K/11S861	410-05	Site 81/23	Successful
		Raduga-1 #7 (Globus #17L)	Geosynchronous		Communications
26 April 2004 20:37:00		Proton-K/Block-DM-2M 8K82K/11S861-01	410-06	Site 200/39	Successful
		Ekspress-AM11	Geosynchronous		Communications
16 June 2004 22:27:00		Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	535-06	Site 200/39	Successful
		Intelsat-10-02	Geosynchronous transfer		Communications
		Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
4 August 2004 22:32:00		Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	535-07	Site 200/39	Successful
		Amazonas 1	Geosynchronous transfer		Communications
		Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
14 October 2004 21:23:00		Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	535-08	Site 200/39	Successful
		AMC-15	Geosynchronous transfer		Communications
		Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
29 October 2004 22:11:00		Proton-K/Block-DM-2M 8K82K/11S861-01	410-08	Site 200/39	Successful
		Ekspress-AM1	Geosynchronous		Communications
26 December 2004 13:53:31		Proton-K/Block-DM-2M 8K82K/11S861-01	410-09	Site 200/39	Successful
		Kosmos 2411 (Uragan #796)	Medium Earth		Navigation
		Kosmos 2412 (Uragan #797)	Medium Earth		Navigation
		Kosmos 2413 (Uragan-M #712)	Medium Earth		Navigation
2005 Main article: 2005 in spaceflight
3 February 2005 02:27:32		Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	535-09	Site 81/24	Successful
		AMC-12	Geosynchronous transfer		Communications
		Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
29 March 2005 21:31:00		Proton-K/Block-DM-2M 8K82K/11S861-01	410-10	Site 200/39	Successful
		Ekspress-AM2	Geosynchronous		Communications
22 May 2005 17:59:08		Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	535-10	Site 200/39	Successful
		DirecTV-8	Geosynchronous transfer		Communications
		Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
24 June 2005 19:41:00		Proton-K/Block-DM-2 8K82K/11S861	410-07	Site 200/39	Successful
		Ekspress-AM3	Geosynchronous		Communications
8 September 2005 21:53:40		Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	535-12	Site 200/39	Successful
		Anik-F1R	Geosynchronous transfer		Communications
		Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
25 December 2005 05:07:10		Proton-K/Block-DM-2 8K82K/11S861	410-11	Site 81/24	Successful
		Kosmos 2417 (Uragan #798)	Medium Earth		Navigation
		Kosmos 2418 (Uragan-M #713)	Medium Earth		Navigation
		Kosmos 2419 (Uragan-M #714)	Medium Earth		Navigation
29 December 2005 02:28:40		Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	535-13	Site 200/39	Successful
		AMC-23	Geosynchronous transfer		Communications
		Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
2006 Main article: 2006 in spaceflight
28 February 2006 20:10:00		Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	535-11	Site 200/39	Failure
		Arabsat-4A (Badr-1)	Geosynchronous transfer (intended)		Communications
		Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services. Briz-M upper stage shut down prematurely due to a burn through in the oxidizer supply system during the second burn.
17 June 2006 22:44:05		Proton-K/Block-DM-2M 8K82K/11S861-01	410-12	Site 200/39	Successful
		KazSat-1	Geosynchronous		Communications
4 August 2006 21:48:00		Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	535-14	Site 200/39	Successful
		Hot Bird 8	Geosynchronous transfer		Communications
		Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
8 November 2006 20:01:00		Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	535-15	Site 200/39	Successful
		Arabsat-4B (Badr-4)	Geosynchronous transfer		Communications
		Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
11 December 2006 23:28:43		Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	535-21	Site 200/39	Successful
		MEASAT-3	Geosynchronous transfer		Communications
		Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
25 December 2006 20:18:12		Proton-K/Block-DM-2 8K82K/11S861	410-15	Site 81/24	Successful
		Kosmos 2424 (Uragan-M #715)	Medium Earth		Navigation
		Kosmos 2425 (Uragan-M #716)	Medium Earth		Navigation
		Kosmos 2426 (Uragan-M #717)	Medium Earth		Navigation
2007 Main article: 2007 in spaceflight
9 April 2007 22:54:00		Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	535-16	Site 200/39	Successful
		Anik-F3	Geosynchronous transfer		Communications
		Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
7 July 2007 01:16:00		Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	535-20	Site 200/39	Successful [1]
		DirecTV-10	Geosynchronous transfer		Communications
		Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services. First flight of an enhanced Proton-M.
5 September 2007 22:43:10		Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	535-22	Site 200/39	Failure [2]
		JCSAT-11	Geosynchronous transfer (intended)		Communications
		Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services. The first and second stages of the rocket failed to separate due to a damaged pyrotechnic firing cable.
26 October 2007 07:35:24		Proton-K/Block-DM-2 8K82K/11S861	410-17	Site 81/24	Successful [3]
		Kosmos 2431 (Uragan-M #718)	Medium Earth		Navigation
		Kosmos 2432 (Uragan-M #719)	Medium Earth		Navigation
		Kosmos 2433 (Uragan-M #720)	Medium Earth		Navigation
17 November 2007 22:39:47		Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	535-23	Site 200/39	Successful [4]
		Sirius 4	Geosynchronous transfer		Communications
		Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
9 December 2007 00:16		Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	535-26	Site 81/24	Successful
		Raduga-1M #1	Geosynchronous		Communications
25 December 2007 19:32:34		Proton-M/Block-DM-2 8K82KM/11S861	535-28	Site 81/24	Successful [5]
		Kosmos 2434 (Uragan-M #721)	Medium Earth		Navigation
		Kosmos 2435 (Uragan-M #722)	Medium Earth		Navigation
		Kosmos 2436 (Uragan-M #723)	Medium Earth		Navigation
2008 Main article: 2008 in spaceflight
28 January 2008 00:18:00		Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	535-27	Site 200/39	Successful [6]
		Ekspress-AM33	Geosynchronous		Communications
11 February 2008 11:34:00		Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	535-24	Site 200/39	Successful [7]
		Thor 5	Geosynchronous		Communications
		Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
14 March 2008 23:18:55		Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	535-25	Site 200/39	Failure [8]
		AMC-14	Geosynchronous transfer (intended)		Communications
		Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services. Briz-M upper stage shut down prematurely due to rupturing of the gas duct between the gas generator and the propellant pump turbine by high heat erosion.
26 June 2008 23:59:43		Proton-K/Block-DM-2 8K82K/11S861	410-14	Site 81/24	Successful [9]
		Kosmos 2440 (US-KMO)	Geosynchronous		Missile warning
19 August 2008 22:43:00		Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	935-02	Site 200/39	Successful [10]
		Inmarsat 4-F3	Geosynchronous transfer		Communications
		Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
19 September 2008 21:48:00		Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	535-29	Site 200/39	Successful [11]
		Nimiq-4	Geosynchronous transfer		Communications
		Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
25 September 2008 08:49:37		Proton-M/Block-DM-2 8K82KM/11S861	535-31	Site 81/24	Successful [12]
		Kosmos 2442 (Uragan-M #724)	Medium Earth		Navigation
		Kosmos 2443 (Uragan-M #725)	Medium Earth		Navigation
		Kosmos 2444 (Uragan-M #726)	Medium Earth		Navigation
15 November 2008 20:44:20		Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	535-33	Site 200/39	Successful [13]
		Astra 1M	Geosynchronous transfer		Communications
		Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
10 December 2008 13:43:00		Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	935-03	Site 200/39	Successful [14]
		Ciel-2	Geosynchronous transfer		Communications
		Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
25 December 2008 10:43:42		Proton-M/Block-DM-2 8K82KM/11S861	535-34	Site 81/24	Successful [15]
		Kosmos 2447 (Uragan-M #727)	Medium Earth		Navigation
		Kosmos 2448 (Uragan-M #728)	Medium Earth		Navigation
		Kosmos 2449 (Uragan-M #729)	Medium Earth		Navigation
2009 Main article: 2009 in spaceflight
10 February 2009 00:03:00		Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	935-01	Site 200/39	Successful [16]
		Ekspress-AM44	Geosynchronous		Communications
		Ekspress-MD1	Geosynchronous		Communications
28 February 2009 04:10:00		Proton-K/Block-DM-2 8K82K/11S861	410-16	Site 81/24	Successful
		Raduga-1 #8 (Globus #18L)	Geosynchronous		Communications
3 April 2009 16:24:00		Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	935-04	Site 200/39	Successful [17]
		Eutelsat W2A	Geosynchronous transfer		Communications
		Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
16 May 2009 00:57:38		Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	935-05	Site 200/39	Successful [18]
		ProtoStar 2 (SES-7)	Geosynchronous transfer		Communications
		Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
30 June 2009 19:10:00		Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	935-06	Site 200/39	Successful [19]
		Sirius FM-5	Geosynchronous transfer		Communications
		Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
11 August 2009 19:47:33		Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	935-07	Site 200/39	Successful [20]
		AsiaSat 5	Geosynchronous transfer		Communications
		Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
17 September 2009 19:19:19		Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	935-08	Site 200/39	Successful [21]
		Nimiq-5	Geosynchronous transfer		Communications
		Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
24 November 2009 14:19:10		Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	935-09	Site 200/39	Successful [22]
		Eutelsat W7	Geosynchronous transfer		Communications
		Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
14 December 2009 10:38:27		Proton-M/Block-DM-2 8K82KM/11S861	535-38	Site 81/24	Successful [23]
		Kosmos 2456 (Uragan-M #730)	Medium Earth		Navigation
		Kosmos 2457 (Uragan-M #733)	Medium Earth		Navigation
		Kosmos 2458 (Uragan-M #734)	Medium Earth		Navigation
29 December 2009 00:22:00		Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	935-10	Site 200/39	Successful [24]
		DirecTV-12	Geosynchronous transfer		Communications
		Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services

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9. "Proton K sends Federal communications satellite into orbit" (Press release). ILS. June 27, 2008. Archived from the original on December 19, 2010.
10. "ILS Proton Successfully Launches Inmarsat-4 F3 Satellite" (Press release). ILS. August 19, 2008. Archived from the original on September 23, 2008.
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13. "ILS Proton Successfully Launches Astra 1M Satellite" (Press release). ILS. November 6, 2008. Archived from the original on October 9, 2010.
14. "ILS Proton Successfully Launches Ciel II Satellite" (Press release). ILS. December 10, 2008. Archived from the original on October 9, 2010.
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18. "ILS Proton Successfully Launches IndoStar II/ProtoStar II Satellite" (Press release). International Launch Services. 2009-05-16. Archived from the original on 2010-10-10.
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22. "ILS Proton Successfully Launches the W7 Satellite for Eutelsat" (Press release). ILS. November 24, 2009. Archived from the original on October 10, 2010.
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