Proton - peaceful life of a military rocket

UR-500 Proton is a heavy-class launch vehicle, developed in the 1960s by the OKB-52 under the leadership of Vladimir Chelomey. Initially a heavy ballistic missile was given a civilian life. It is used to launch heavy loads into the orbits of the most Soviet, Russian and also international space projects, including the ISS modules.

Now in operation is the modification Proton-M - the flagship model of launch vehicles of the modern space industry in Russia.

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