The Proton-M/DM-03 rocket, manufactured by Khrunichev (Proton) and JSC Krasnoyarsk Machine-Building Plant (DM-03 upper stage), is a Russian heavy-lift rocket with a price tag of approximately $65 million (USD) per launch.
Russian government launches are managed by Roscosmos. Non-Russian government launches are managed and contracted through ILS (International Launch Services).
It has two active launch sites, both at the Baikonur Cosmodrome: Sites 81/24 and 200/39.
Proton has launched over 100 times, flying for the first time on 7 April 2001.
Notable payloads include GLONASS navigation satellites and the ExoMars mission.
Stats
Height: 58.2 m / 191 ft
Diameter: 7.4 m / 24 ft
Mass: 705,000 kg / 1,554,000 lb
Stages: 4
First Stage
Engine: 6 x RD-275M
Length: 21.18 m / 69.5 ft
Diameter: 7.4 m / 24 ft
Thrust: 2,368,000 lbf / 10,532 kN
Fuel: Nitrogen Tetroxide / Unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine
Second Stage - 8S811K
Engine: 3 x RD-0210 / 1 RD-0211
Length: 17.05 m / 55.9 ft
Diameter: 4.1 m / 13 ft
Thrust: 539,000 lbf / 2,399 kN
Fuel: Nitrogen Tetroxide / Unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine
Third Stage
Engine: 1 x RD-0212
Length: 4.11 m / 13.5 ft
Diameter: 4.1 m / 13 ft
Thrust: 138,000 lbf / 613.8 kN
Fuel: Nitrogen Tetroxide / Unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine
Fourth Stage - DM-03
Engine: 1 x RD-58M
Length: 5.6 m / 18.3 ft
Diameter: 3.72 m / 12.2 ft
Thrust: 17,860 lbf
Fuel: Liquid Oxygen / RP-1 kerosene
Payload launch capability
Low Earth Orbit: 23,000 kg / 51,000 lb
Geostationary Transfer Orbit: 6,920 kg / 15,260 lb
Direct Geostationary Orbit: 3,250 kg / 7,170 lb
Image: Khrunichev
