Zond 5Proton / UR-500 K/D Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Launch Status Success Sat ยท Sep 14th, 1968 5:42 PM EDT Location 81/23 (81L) Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan 465 launches have been at this location. Rocket Proton Length: 57 meters Diameter: 4 meters First Launched: December 5, 2020 This four stage version of the Proton was originally designed to send manned circumlunar spacecraft into translunar trajectory. The Proton rocket has been launched a total of 13 times with 6 successful and 7 failed launches. Agency Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Type: Government Abbreviation: RFSA Administration: Administrator: Dmitry Rogozin Founded: 1992 Launchers: Soyuz Spacecraft: Soyuz Country: RUS The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana. View Rocket Launch Schedule