List of Proton launches (2010–2019) explained

This is a list of launches made by the Proton rocket between 2010 and 2019. All launches were conducted from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

Launch statistics

Launch outcomes

Launch history

2010
Flight No.	Date / time (UTC)	Rocket, Configuration	Launch site	Payload	Payload mass	Orbit	Users	Launch outcome
535-35	28 January 2010 00:18:00	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 81/24	Raduga 1M #2		Geosynchronous
Communications
535-32	12 February 2010 00:39:40	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 200/39	Intelsat 16		Geosynchronous transfer		^[1]
Communications. Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
535-40	1 March 2010 21:19:44	Proton-M/DM-2 8K82KM/11S861	Site 81/24	Kosmos 2459 (Uragan-M #731) Kosmos 2460 (Uragan-M #732) Kosmos 2461 (Uragan-M #735)		Medium Earth		^[2]
Navigation
935-14	20 March 2010 18:26:57	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 200/39	EchoStar XIV		Geosynchronous transfer		^[3]
Communications
935-11	24 April 2010 11:19:00	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 200/39	SES-1^[4]		Geosynchronous transfer
Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services, Communications
935-12	3 June 2010 22:00:08	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 200/39	Badr-5		Geosynchronous transfer		^[5]
Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services, Communications
935-15	10 July 2010 18:40:36	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 200/39	EchoStar XV		Geosynchronous transfer		^[6]
Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services, Communications
535-30	2 September 2010 00:53:50	Proton-M/DM-2 8K82KM/11S861	Site 81/24	Kosmos 2464 (Uragan-M #736) Kosmos 2465 (Uragan-M #737) Kosmos 2466 (Uragan-M #738)		Medium Earth		^[7]
Navigation
935-16	14 October 2010 18:53:21	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 81/24	XM-5		Geosynchronous transfer		^[8]
Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services, Communications
935-13	14 November 2010 17:29:20	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 200/39	SkyTerra-1		Geosynchronous transfer		^[9]
Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services, Communications
535-37	5 December 2010 10:25:19	Proton-M/DM-03 8K82KM/11S861-03	Site 81/24	Uragan-M #739, 740, 741		Medium Earth (intended)
First flight of the Blok-DM-03 upper stage. The upper stage and payloads failed to reach orbital velocity due to overloading of the upper stage with 1.5 tonnes of liquid oxygen, which was caused by communication error between engineers.^[10]
935-17	26 December 2010 21:51:00	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 200/39	KA-SAT		Geosynchronous transfer		^[11]
Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services, Communications
2011
Flight No.	Date / time (UTC)	Rocket, Configuration	Launch site	Payload	Payload mass	Orbit	Users	Launch outcome
935-19	20 May 2011 19:15:19	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 200/39	Telstar-14R (Estrela do Sul 2)		Geosynchronous transfer		^[12]
Communications. Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
935-18	15 July 2011 23:16:10	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 200/39	SES-3 KazSat-2		Geosynchronous		^[13]
Communication, Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services (for SES-3)
935-21	17 August 2011 21:25:01	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 200/39	Ekspress AM4		Geosynchronous transfer (intended)		^[14]
Communications. Briz-M upper stage suffered a failure of attitude control due to a too short programmed time interval for gyro platform manipulation while the operation timeline was being formalized.^[15]
535-42	20 September 2011 22:46:00	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 81/24	Kosmos 2473 (Garpun #1)		Geosynchronous
Communications
935-22	29 September 2011 18:32:00	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 200/39			Geosynchronous transfer		^[16]
Communications, Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
935-20	19 October 2011 18:48:57	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 200/39			Geosynchronous transfer		^[17]
Communications, Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
535-39	4 November 2011 12:51:41	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 81/24	Kosmos 2475 (Uragan-M #743) Kosmos 2476 (Uragan-M #744) Kosmos 2477 (Uragan-M #745)		Medium Earth
Navigation
935-25	25 November 2011 19:10:34	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 200/39	AsiaSat 7		Geosynchronous transfer		^[18]
Communications, Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
935-23	11 December 2011 11:17:00	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 81/24	Luch-5A Amos-5		Geosynchronous
Communication / Data Relay
2012
Flight No.	Date / time (UTC)	Rocket, Configuration	Launch site	Payload	Payload mass	Orbit	Users	Launch outcome
935-24	14 February 2012 19:36:37	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 200/39			Geosynchronous transfer		^[19]
Communications, Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
935-28	25 March 2012 12:10:32	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 200/39			Super-synchronous transfer		^[20]
Communications, Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
410-18	30 March 2012 05:49:32	Proton-K/Blok-DM-2 8K82K/11S861	Site 81/24	Kosmos 2479 (US-KMO)		Geosynchronous
Final flight of the Proton-K. Missile warning
935-27	23 April 2012 22:18:13	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 200/39			Geosynchronous transfer orbit		^[21]
Communications, Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
935-29	17 May 2012 19:12:14	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 81/24			Geosynchronous transfer orbit		^[22]
Communications, Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
935-30	9 July 2012 18:38:30	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 81/24			Geosynchronous transfer orbit		^[23]
Communications, Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
935-31	6 August 2012 19:31:00	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 81/24	Telkom 3 Ekspress MD2		Geosynchronous (intended)		^[24]
Communication, Briz-M upper stage failure 7 seconds into its third burn.
935-26	14 October 2012 08:37:00	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 81/24	Intelsat 23		Geosynchronous		^[25]
Communication, Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
935-32	2 November 2012 21:04:00	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 81/24	Luch-5B Yamal-300K		Geosynchronous
Communication / Data Relay
935-33	20 November 2012 18:31:00	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 200/39	EchoStar XVI		Geosynchronous transfer		^[26]
Communications, Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
935-34	8 December 2012 13:13:43	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 200/39	Yamal-402		Geosynchronous transfer (intended) (achieved)		^[27]
Communications, Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services. Briz-M upper stage shut down 4 minutes earlier than planned on its fourth burn due to oxidizer turbopump bearing damaged.^[28] Satellite able to maneuver into its designated orbit by itself.^[29]
2013
Flight No.	Date / time (UTC)	Rocket, Configuration	Launch site	Payload	Payload mass	Orbit	Users	Launch outcome
935-36	26 March 2013 19:06:48	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 200/39	Satmex 8		Geosynchronous transfer		^[30]
Communications, Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
935-37	15 April 2013 18:36:00	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 200/39	Anik G1		Geosynchronous transfer		^[31]
Communications, Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
935-38	14 May 2013 16:02:00	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 200/39	Eutelsat 3D		Geosynchronous transfer		^[32]
Communications, Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
935-40	3 June 2013 09:18:31	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 200/39	SES-6		Super-synchronous transfer		^[33]
Communications, Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
535-43	2 July 2013 02:38:22	Proton-M/DM-03 8K82KM/11S861-03	Site 81/24	Uragan-M #748 Uragan-M #749 Uragan-M #750		Medium Earth (intended)
Navigation, First stage control failure, rocket crashed near launch pad. Accident caused by angular velocity sensors of the rocket's control system wrongly installed backwards.
935-39	29 September 2013 21:38:10	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 200/39	Astra 2E		Geosynchronous transfer		^[34]
Communications, Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
935-35	25 October 2013 18:08:54	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 200/39	Sirius FM-6		Geosynchronous transfer		^[35]
Communications, Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
535-41	11 November 2013 23:46:00	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 81/24	Raduga 1M #3		Geosynchronous
Communications
935-44	8 December 2013 12:12:00	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 200/39	Inmarsat 5-F1		Super-synchronous transfer		^[36]
Communications, Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
935-41	26 December 2013 10:49:56	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 81/24	Ekspress AM5		Geosynchronous transfer
Communications
2014
Flight No.	Date / time (UTC)	Rocket, Configuration	Launch site	Payload	Payload mass	Orbit	Users	Launch outcome
935-43	14 February 2014 21:09:03	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 81/24	Türksat 4A		Geosynchronous transfer		^[37]
Communications, Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
935-42	15 March 2014 23:08:00	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 81/24	Ekspress AT1 Ekspress AT2		Geosynchronous
Communications
935-46	28 April 2014 04:25:00	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 81/24	Luch 5V KazSat-3		Geosynchronous transfer
Communication / Data Relay
935-45	15 May 2014 21:42:00	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 200/39	Ekspress AM4R		Geosynchronous transfer (intended)
Communications, Proton third stage vernier engine failure at T+542 seconds due to failure of the turbopump structural support causing damage to the oxidizer inlet line.^[38]
935-47	27 September 2014 20:23:00	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 81/24	Luch (Olimp-K)		Geosynchronous
Communications
935-48	21 October 2014 15:09:32	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 81/24	Ekspress AM6		Geosynchronous		^[39]
Communications, The Briz-M upper stage shut down prematurely on its final burn that caused the satellite reaching the slightly lower perigee than planned (31,307 km instead of the planned 33,799 km).^[40] The satellite was able to manoeuvre itself into the planned operational geosynchronous orbit, with small loss of onboard propellant.
935-50	15 December 2014 00:16:00	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 81/24	Yamal-401		Geosynchronous		^[41]
Communications, Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
935-49	27 December 2014 21:37:49	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 200/39	Astra 2G		Geosynchronous transfer		^[42]
Communications, Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
2015
Flight No.	Date / time (UTC)	Rocket, Configuration	Launch site	Payload	Payload mass	Orbit	Users	Launch outcome
935-51	1 February 2015 12:31:00	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 200/39	Inmarsat 5-F2		Super-synchronous transfer		^[43]
Communications, Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
935-52	18 March 2015 22:05:00	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 200/39	Ekspress AM7		Geosynchronous transfer
Communications
935-54	16 May 2015 05:47:39	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 200/39	Mexsat-1		Geosynchronous transfer (intended)		^[44] ^[45]
Communications, Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services ^[46] Proton third stage vernier engine failed at T+497 seconds due to excess vibration caused by inability to cope with uneven supply from a pump which had suffered shaft coating degradation.^[47]
935-55	28 August 2015 11:44:00	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 200/39	Inmarsat 5-F3		Super-synchronous transfer	Inmarsat	^[48]
Communications, Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
935-53	14 September 2015 19:00:00	Proton-M/DM-03 8K82KM/11S861-03	Site 81/24	Ekspress AM8		Geosynchronous
Communications
935-56	16 October 2015 20:40:11	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 200/39	Türksat 4B		Geosynchronous transfer		^[49]
Communications, Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
535-44	13 December 2015 00:19:00	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 81/24	Kosmos 2513 (Garpun #2)		Geosynchronous
Communications
935-57	24 December 2015 21:31:19	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 200/39	Ekspress AMU1		Geosynchronous transfer
Communications
2016
Flight No.	Date / time (UTC)	Rocket, Configuration	Launch site	Payload	Payload mass	Orbit	Users	Launch outcome
935-58	29 January 2016 22:20:09	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 200/39	Eutelsat 9B		Geosynchronous transfer		^[50]
Communications, Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services
935-60	14 March 2016 09:31:42	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 200/39	ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter Schiaparelli EDM lander		Heliocentric	ESA
Mars orbiter/Mars lander, Briz-M upper stage reportedly exploded after separation,^[51] but that was later denied by Roscosmos.^[52]
937-01	9 June 2016 07:10:00	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 81/24	Intelsat 31		Super-synchronous transfer		^[53]
Communications, Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services. Second stage under-performed but shortfall fully compensated by the upper stage.
2017
Flight No.	Date / time (UTC)	Rocket, Configuration	Launch site	Payload	Payload mass	Orbit	Users	Launch outcome
935-61	8 June 2017 03:45:47	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 81/24	EchoStar 21		Geosynchronous transfer	EchoStar
Communications, Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services.
935-59	16 August 2017 22:07:00	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 81/24	Kosmos 2520 (Blagovest 11L)		Geosynchronous	VKS
Communications
935-65	11 September 2017 19:23:41	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 200/39	Amazonas 5		Geosynchronous transfer	Hispasat
Communications, Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services.
937-02	28 September 2017 18:52:16	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 200/39	AsiaSat 9		Geosynchronous transfer	AsiaSat
Communications, Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services.
2018
Flight No.	Date / time (UTC)	Rocket, Configuration	Launch site	Payload	Payload mass	Orbit	Users	Launch outcome
935-62	18 April 2018 22:12:00	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 81/24	Kosmos 2526 (Blagovest 12L)		Geosynchronous	VKS
Communications
935-63	21 December 2018 00:20:00	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 81/24	Kosmos 2533 (Blagovest 13L)		Geosynchronous	VKS
Communications
2019
Flight No.	Date / time (UTC)	Rocket, Configuration	Launch site	Payload	Payload mass	Orbit	Users	Launch outcome
935-69	30 May 2019 17:42:00	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 200/39	Yamal-601		Geosynchronous transfer	Gazprom Space Systems
Communications, Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services.
535-47	13 July 2019 12:30:57	Proton-M/DM-03 8K82KM/11S861-03	Site 81/24	Spektr-RG		Sun–Earth	Russian Space Research Institute & German Aerospace Center
High-energy astrophysics & X-ray astronomy observatory
935-64	5 August 2019 21:56:00	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 81/24	Kosmos 2539 Blagovest-14L		Geosynchronous	VKS
Military communications; fourth Blagovest satellite launch, completing the initial Blagovest satellite constellation.
937-04	9 October 2019 10:17:56	Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43	Site 200/39	Eutelsat 5 West B / MEV-1		Geosynchronous	Eutelsat / Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems
Communications satellite and a satellite servicing mission. Commercial launch conducted by International Launch Services.
935-66	24 December 2019 12:03:02	Proton-M/DM-03 8K82KM/11S861-03	Site 81/24	Elektro-L No. 3		Geosynchronous	Roscosmos
Meteorology satellite

References

• Web site: Launch Log. Jonathan. McDowell. Jonathan's Space Page. 10 October 2011.
• Web site: Satellite Catalog. Jonathan. McDowell. Jonathan's Space Page. 10 October 2011.
• Web site: Proton. https://web.archive.org/web/20080913224630/http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/proton.htm. dead. September 13, 2008. Wade. Mark. Encyclopedia Astronautica. 10 October 2011.

Notes and References

1. February 12, 2010. ILS. ILS Proton Successfully Launches the Intelsat 16 Satellite for Intelsat; First ILS Proton Launch of 2010.
2. March 2, 2010. Khrunichev. Third Proton Launch of 2010 Successful: Trio of GLONASS Satellites in Orbit.
3. March 21, 2010. ILS. ILS Proton Successfully Launches EchoStar XIV for DISH Network; 2nd ILS Proton Mission of 2010; 4th Proton in 3 Months.
4. ILS Proton Successfully Launches SES-1 for SES 3rd ILS Proton Mission of 2010; 5th Proton in 4 Months . April 24, 2010 . International Launch Services . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110107054744/http://www.ilslaunch.com/news-042410 . January 7, 2011 .
5. ILS Proton Successfully Launches Badr-5 for ARABSAT 4th ILS Proton Mission of 2010; 6th Proton in 6 Months . June 3, 2010 . International Launch Services . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110107054744/http://www.ilslaunch.com/news-042410 . January 7, 2011 .
6. ILS Proton Successfully Launches EchoStar XV for Echostar 5th ILS Proton Mission of 2010; 7th Proton in 7 Months . July 10, 2010 . International Launch Services . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110107054744/http://www.ilslaunch.com/news-042410 . January 7, 2011 .
7. September 2, 2010. Khrunichev. Proton Successfully Launches Three GLONASS Satellites.
8. ILS Proton Successfully Launches XM-5 Satellite . July 10, 2010 . International Launch Services.
9. ILS Proton Successfully Launches LightSquared Satellite . November 14, 2010 . International Launch Services . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101116183610/http://www.ilslaunch.com/news-111410 . November 16, 2010 .
10. Web site: Russia clears Proton to resume flying in December . December 10, 2010 . Spaceflight Now.
11. ILS Proton Successfully Launches The KA-SAT Satellite for Eutelsat. December 27, 2010 . International Launch Services.
12. ILS Proton Successfully Launches Telstar 14R/ Estrela do Sul 2 for Telesat. May 21, 2011 . International Launch Services.
13. ILS Proton Successfully Launches the SES-3 Satellite for SES/First ILS Proton Shared Launch with the KazSat-2 Satellite. International Launch Services.
14. August 18, 2011. Khrunichev. Concerning Express-AM4 SC Launch.
15. August 30, 2011. Khrunichev. Express-AM4 Launch Failure Inter-Agency Commission Concludes Investigations.
16. ILS PROTON SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES QUETZSAT-1 FOR SES. September 30, 2011 . International Launch Services.
17. ILS Proton Successfully Launches ViaSat-1 for ViaSat Heaviest Satellite Launched on ILS Proton. October 20, 2011 . International Launch Services.
18. ILS Proton Successfully Launches the AsiaSat 7 Satellite for AsiaSat. November 26, 2011 . International Launch Services.
19. ILS Proton Successfully Launches SES-4 for SES. February 15, 2012 . International Launch Services.
20. Intelsat's Global Broadband Maritime and Aeronautical Infrastructure Continues to Advance with ILS Proton Launch Success of Intelsat 22. March 26, 2012 . International Launch Services.
21. ILS Proton Successfully Launches Y1B Satellite for Yahsat. April 24, 2012 . International Launch Services.
22. ILS Proton Successfully Launches Telesat's Nimiq 6 Satellite. May 18, 2012 . International Launch Services.
23. ILS Proton Successfully Launches SES-5 for SES. July 10, 2012 . International Launch Services.
24. Russian Federal Mission with TELKOM 3 and EXPRESS MD2 Satellites Anomaly . August 7, 2012 . International Launch Services.
25. ILS Proton Launch Success of Intelsat 23 . October 14, 2012 . International Launch Services.
26. November 21, 2012. ILS. ILS Successfully Launches the EchoStar XVI Satellite.
27. December 8, 2012. ILS. ILS Declares a Proton Launch Anomaly.
28. Web site: ILS FROB Concludes the Yamal 402 Proton Launch Anomaly Investigation. International Launch Services. 12 February 2013. 30 May 2015.
29. Web site: Krebs. Gunter D. . Yamal 402". Gunter's Space Page. May 6, 2023.
30. March 27, 2013. ILS. ILS Proton Successfully Launches Satmex 8 Satellite for Satmex.
31. April 16, 2013. ILS. ILS Proton Successfully Launches Anik G1 for Telesat.
32. May 15, 2013. ILS. ILS Proton Successfully Launches Eutelsat 3D for Eutelsat.
33. June 4, 2013. ILS. ILS Proton Successfully Launches SES-6 for SES.
34. September 30, 2013. ILS. ILS Proton Successfully Launches ASTRA 2E for SES.
35. October 26, 2013. ILS. ILS Proton Successfully Launches the Sirius FM-6 Satellite for Sirius XM Radio.
36. December 9, 2013. ILS. ILS Proton Successfully Launches Inmarsat-5 F1.
37. February 15, 2014. ILS. ILS Proton Successfully Launches TURKSAT-4A for TURKSAT.
38. Web site: Failure Review Oversight Board (FROB) Concludes Express AM4R Investigation; Return to Flight Mission Success on September 28. International Launch Services. 9 October 2014.
39. Web site: Krebs. Gunter. Ekspress-AM 6 (Eutelsat 53A). space.skyrocket.de. 22 April 2018.
40. Web site: Zak. Anatoly. Russia launches a twin for its largest comsat. www.russianspaceweb.com. 22 April 2018.
41. December 15, 2014. ILS. ILS Proton Successfully Launches the Yamal-401 Satellite Marking the 400th Proton Mission.
42. December 28, 2014. ILS. ILS Proton Successfully Launches the ASTRA 2G Satellite for SES.
43. February 1, 2015. ILS. ILS Proton Successfully Launches the Inmarsat-5 F2 Satellite For Inmarsat; Second Global Xpress®Satellite Launch in 3-constellation Series.
44. Web site: ILS DECLARES PROTON LAUNCH ANOMALY. International Launch Services. 16 May 2015.
45. http://spaceflightnow.com/2015/05/16/proton-crash-deals-another-blow-to-russian-space-sector/ spaceflightnow.com 2015-05-16 Proton crash deals another blow to Russian space sector
46. Web site: Faulty Engine Caused Proton-M Failure; Next Launch Announcement Soon.
47. Web site: РОСКОСМОС: НАЗВАНА ПРИЧИНА АВАРИИ РН "ПРОТОН-М" (ROSCOSMOS: Named cause of the accident "Proton-M"). Roscosmos. 30 May 2015. ru. 29 May 2015.
48. August 29, 2015. ILS. ILS PROTON SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES INMARSAT-5 F3 SATELLITE.
49. October 17, 2015. ILS. ILS PROTON SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES THE TURKSAT-4B SATELLITE FOR TURKSAT.
50. January 30, 2016. ILS. ILS PROTON SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES THE EUTELSAT 9B SATELLITE.
51. News: King . Bob . ExoMars Mission Narrowly Avoids Exploding Booster . Universe Today . 24 March 2016 . 2016-03-25 .
52. News: de Selding. Peter B.. Roscosmos gives detailed rebuttal to reports of Proton ExoMars launch anomaly . Spacenews.com . 5 April 2016 . 2016-05-20.
53. Web site: June 9, 2016. Spaceflight101.com. Proton suffers Second Stage Anomaly, Briz-M Stage lifts Intelsat 31 to target Orbit. Blau. Patrick.