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Proton-M Blok DM-03
ActiveKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Proton-M Blok DM-03 is a four stage Russian heavy lift launch vehicle derived from the Soviet Proton launch vehicle. It is a Proton-M with an added DM-03 Fourth stage.
Key figures
Total launches
8
Successes
6
Failures
2
Success rate
75.0 %
Success streak
6
Maiden flight
Dec 5, 2010
Launch cost
$65 Mio.
Reusable
No
Shortest launch interval ⓘ
115d 18h
Planned launches
0
Proton / UR-500 family total
430 launches · 384 successes · 46 failures (15 variants)
🧐 Data check
Automatic plausibility checks — anomalies are surfaced transparently here:
- ℹ️The figures above apply only to the “Proton-M Blok DM-03” variant. The Launch Library counts each variant separately — the Proton / UR-500 family totals 430 launches across 15 variants.
Technology
Length
58.2 m
Diameter
7.4 m
Launch mass
712 t
Liftoff thrust
10,532 kN
Stages
4
LEO (low Earth orbit)
21,000 kg
GTO (geo transfer)
6,920 kg
GEO (geostationary)
3,250 kg
Engines & propellant
| 1st stage | 6× RD-275M | UDMH / Stickstofftetroxid |
| 2nd stage | 3× RD-0210 + 1× RD-0211 | UDMH / Stickstofftetroxid |
| 3rd stage | RD-0213/0214, Briz-M (optional) | UDMH / Stickstofftetroxid |
Engine and propellant data from curated sources: Wikipedia — Proton
Launches per year
of which in our database: 8
Successes Failures Other/planned
History & events
Sources
- Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)
- Wikipedia