Green / Steel Steel Modern versions of the launch

Modern versions of the launch system are still in use as of 2021

designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union

After the dissolution of the Comintern in 1943 and the formation of the Cominform in 1947

President Gerald Ford that if he persisted with the Trident program

Green / Steel Steel Modern versions of the launchUser Manual: EN The first Proton rocket was launched in 1965. Modern versions of the launch system are still in use as of 2021, making it one of the most successful heavy boosters in the history of spaceflight. As with many Soviet rockets, the names of recurring payloads became associated with the launch vehicle itself. The moniker "Proton" originates from a series of similarly named scientific satellites, which were among the rocket's first payloads.