Roscosmos Launches Last Proton With DM-03 Booster | Aviation Week Network
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Aviation Week Staff
February 12, 2026
The Proton-M launch from Baikonur on Feb 2.
Credit: Ivan Timoshenko/Roscosmos
Russia’s first commercial space launch of 2026 was also the last for the Proton-M variant with the DM-03 booster. The 705-ton heavy vehicle lifted off from Baikonur spaceport in Kazakhstan on Feb. 12 carrying the 2.12-metric-ton Elektro-L weather monitoring satellite. The third stage switched off 10…
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