Proton Breeze M
Heritage Launch System With 96 Commercial Missions To Date
- Two symmetrical payload fairing halves
- Static envelope diameter up to 3.87 m
- Post encapsulation spacecraft access available
- Composite sandwich monocoque structure
- Multiple adapter and separation system configurations available
- 13 m and 15 m PLF lengths available
- Gimbaled 14D30 main engine
— Khrunichev (Khimmash) - Thrust: 20 kN
- One RD-0213 Liquid Rocket Engine
— Khrunichev (Voronezh) - Thrust: 583 kN
- Flight time: ~4 minutes
- Three RD-0210 and one RD-0211
Liquid Rocket Engines
— Khrunichev (Voronezh) - Thrust: 2.4 MN
- Flight time: ~3.5 minutes
- Six RD-276 Liquid Rocket Engines
— Khrunichev (Perm) - Sea level thrust: 10.0 MN
- Vacuum rated thrust: 11.0 MN
- Flight time: ~2 minutes
ILS Proton Breeze M
Specifications
Performance Reference: 6.27 metric tons to GTO and 6.47 metric tons to reference SSTO at 1500 m/s delta V
Typical Mission: Approximately 9 hours utilizing a five-burn Breeze M mission design
Stages: Three-stage Proton rocket with restartable upper stage
Structure Type: Monocoque
Materials: Aluminum and composites
Propellants: Nitrogen Tetroxide (N2O4); Unsymmetrical DiMethyl Hydrazine (UDMH)
Gross Liftoff Mass: 705,000 kg (1,554,000 lb)
Total Length: 58.2 m (191 ft), with standard commercial 4.1 m diameter fairing.
The enhanced performance provided by the commercial Proton Launch Vehicle enables our customers to design and launch heavier and more capable spacecraft while maintaining cost effective mission life times.
Advantages of the ILS Proton Breeze M Launch Vehicle:
- Restartable upper stage for mission optimization — LEO, MEO, HEO, GTO, GSO, SSTO
- Compatible with all major commercial spacecraft platforms for dedicated single and multiple launches
- Experience launching dual-use satellites and satellites with hosted payloads
- Demonstrated capability to build and serve space stations
ILS Proton Breeze M Rocket Stages:
For further information on ILS Proton please see our Proton Mission Planners’ Guide (PDF) and our Proton Breeze M Brochure (PDF).
MISSION LOG
Participants of Insurance Briefing Enjoy Reception at Four Seasons Hotel
In July, ILS and Khrunichev organized an insurance briefing attended by representatives of the leading international space insurance underwriting companies as well as several Proton customers.
Photos from Factory Tour Hosted by Khrunichev Space Center
PHOTOS from the quality and reliability briefing, and factory tour hosted by Khrunichev Space Center for customers and the insurance underwriting community held last month in Moscow.
Proton Successfully Launches Russian Defense Ministry’s Satellite
The following is from TASS News Agency: The Russian Defense Ministry’s satellite, which was launched from the Baikonur spaceport on Tuesday, has been successfully delivered into orbit, the ministry told reporters.
Khrunichev and Boeing Extend Cooperation; Khrunichev Receives Performance Excellence Award
UPDATED: Khrunichev Space Center, which commissioned the Boeing Company’s first block of the International Space Station (ISS), the Zarya Functional Cargo Block (FGB) more than 20 years ago, plans to extend cooperation with Boeing to further support the operation of the module. “Currently work is underway to conclude additional contracts with Boeing to ensure the operation of the module from 2021 to 2024,” stated Khrunichev’s press department.
Proton Sent to Baikonur to Prepare for EUTELSAT 5 West B and MEV-1 Launch
Khrunichev Space Center has sent a Proton launch vehicle, head fairing, transition system, and Breeze-M booster to the Baikonur Cosmodrome on July 22, 2019 to prepare of the launch of EUTELSAT 5 West B and MEV-1.
KazSat-2 has been Providing TV Broadcasting in the Republic of Kazakhstan for 8 Years
July 16, 2011 was the first International Launch Services (ILS) Proton shared launch, successfully placing the SES-3 satellite and the KazSat-2 spacecraft into orbit. For eight years KazSat-2 has provided television broadcasting and data transmission in the KazSat satellite communications system in the interests of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
ILS was in Moscow to Attend Industry Briefing for Underwriters and Customers
ILS was in Moscow, Russia on July 10, 2019 to attend a quality and reliability briefing hosted by Khrunichev Space Center for customers and the insurance underwriting community.
Proton-M Successfully Launches Spektr-RG; 5-Year Reliability Rises to 95.7%
JULY 15, 2019, BAIKONUR, KAZAKHSTAN – Following is a press release from Roscosmos and Khrunichev: The Proton M launch vehicle with the Block DM-3 upper stage and the Spektr-RG astrophysical observatory was successfully launched from Site 81 of the Baikonur Cosmodrome on July 13, 2019 at 3:30:57 p.m. Moscow time. The launch and flight were completed with no issues making this the second launch of this type of vehicle in 2019.
