The modernized successor to the Proton-K, with improved guidance and a more efficient upper stage, used through the 2000s and 2010s to launch Russian and international commercial communications satellites as well as International Space Station modules including Nauka.
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Vehicle ClassHeavy-lift expendable launch vehicle 2 ManufacturerKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center 2 First Flight Date StatusOperational but flying less frequently, gradually being phased out in favor of the newer Angara family. 2 Status
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1. Proton-M (Wikipedia)
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In Group: Russian Launch Vehicles, Lead sentence
Proton-M (Протон-М, GRAU index 8K82M or 8K82KM) is an expendable Russian heavy-lift launch vehicle derived from the Soviet-developed Proton.
Has Vehicle Class: Expendable Launch System, Lead sentence
Proton-M (Протон-М, GRAU index 8K82M or 8K82KM) is an expendable Russian heavy-lift launch vehicle derived from the Soviet-developed Proton.
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