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

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Date/time (UTC) Configuration Serial number Launch pad Outcome
Payload Separation orbit Operator Function
Remarks

2000

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

References

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  6. ^ "Russian communications and broadcasting satellite Express-AM33 in orbit" (Press release). ILS. January 28, 2008. Archived from the original on December 19, 2010.
  7. ^ "ILS Proton successfully launches THOR 5 satellite" (Press release). ILS. February 11, 2008. Archived from the original on January 3, 2011.
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  19. ^ "ILS Proton Successfully Launches SIRIUS FM-5 Satellite" (Press release). International Launch Services. 2009-07-01. Archived from the original on 2009-07-04. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  20. ^ "ILS Proton Successfully Launched AsiaSat 5 Satellite" (Press release). ILS. August 12, 2009. Archived from the original on August 17, 2009.
  21. ^ "ILS Proton Successfully Launches Nimiq 5 Satellite" (Press release). ILS. September 18, 2009. Archived from the original on October 10, 2010.
  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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