Proton Launch

Proton Rocket Launch in Baikonour. Sirius2.

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Science & Technology

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• Proton
• Rocket
• Launch
• Baikonour
• space
• rusia

[pencilman12]

Proton rocket is a USA rocket or Russian rocket?

[Kvartet]

it´s a russian rocket

[hallomigsu]

it can transport 20 tones on orbit

[kosiak10851]

Ariane has solid fuel boosters. Solid fuel rockets produce much more smoke than liquid fuel

[davidlucasfer]

hermoso

[Sacto1654]

What's interesting is that this rocket came VERY close to launching the first manned mission to travel to the Moon. The unmanned Zond spacecraft launched by this rocket flew several circumlunar missions and had the reliability been better, the Russians would have gotten a cosmonaut on a circumlunar flight at least two months before the Apollo 8 mission.

[Alembic25]

The design on the Proton is quite interesting. It's central core has no engines on it, the 6 first stage engines are mounted on the pods seen around the base. The fuel system is self starting although the fuels can only be kept in the tanks for a limited time before damage begins to occur. There is less overall thrust produced although the vehicle scores on weight savings due to the simplified systems and lack of insulation. It has never carried a crew although Zond moon flights were planned.

[lettucemonster]

It isn't more powerful; its less powerful than some other mixtures like LOX/Hydrogen and LOX/Kerosene. The advantage of these fuels (called Hypergolic btw) is that they can be stored as liquids at ambient pressure and temperature, and they ignite on contact with each other simplifying engine design.

[juggis]

@merakhagen

Proton uses hypergolic fuel and has no solid booster rockets.

[sevic333]

I believe this fuel produces more power, but the downside is, it's more toxic ......dangerous!

[merakhagen]

Why Proton produce very little smoke compare to Ariane 5?

[Abanamat85]

Some sense of humor you have.

I don't understand in humor.

[Abanamat85]

Impressive.