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Proton launch vehicle, 1989

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Russian launch vehicle

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Liftoff of Proton launch vehicle carrying the Swedish Sirius 4 communications satellite, November 18, 2007.

Liftoff of Proton launch vehicle carrying the Swedish Sirius 4 communications satellite,...

Courtesy ILS International Launch Services, Inc.

Proton launch vehicle, 1989

Proton launch vehicle, 1989

Russian Proton launch vehicle with the Granat high-energy astrophysics observatory,...

© Tass/Sovfoto

Proton

Proton

Diagram of a Proton.

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Comparative diagram of eight launch vehicles: (from left to right) V-2, R-7, Saturn...

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