Center Khrunichev plans to complete production of “Protons” in 2022

In the framework of the planned program for launching carrier launch vehicle “Proton-M” State Space Scientific and Production Center named after M.V. Khrunichev (in the state corporation “Roskosmos”) remains four rockets. At present, there are ten proton-M carrier missiles, and this year it is planned to complete the manufacture of the last four rockets.

Replacement “Proton” comes a rocket carrier of the heavy class “Angara-A5”, successfully started in 2014, 2020 and 2021. within the framework of the design tests. The launch of the full technological cycle of the production of carrier launch vehicles on the Omsk branch of the Khrunichev Center for Flight (enters Roscosmos) is the priority of Roskosmos State Corporation.

Operation of the Space Rocket Complex “Proton” on the Baikonur cosmodrome began in 1965. Currently, 426 launches of the proton launch vehicle were produced in different configurations. The main configuration for the launches of federal and commercial payloads is the Proton-M carrier rocket with the Breeze-M acceleration unit.

/Media reports.