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UR-500 | Proton 3a
Soviet Space ProgramLaunch Failure

Proton 3a

UR-500

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LAUNCH SITEBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Mission

The N-4 series of satellites, a.k.a. Proton-1, carried instruments to study super-high energy cosmic particles.

Launch vehicle
UR-500
Mission type
Astrophysics
Destination orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Launch pad
81/23 (81L)
Provider
Soviet Space Program

The vehicle

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UR-500
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Launch vehicle

UR-500

Proton is an expendable launch system used for both commercial and Russian government space launches. The first Proton rocket was launched in 1965.

Height
46.28 m
Diameter
4.15 m
Stages
2
Recorded launches
4
First flight
1965-07-16

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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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