Vintage USSR model rocket PROTON UR-500

Description

MODEL OF USSR ROCKET
"P R O T O N"
Proton (Russian: Протон) (formal designation: UR-500) is an expendable launch system used for both commercial and Russian government space launches. The first Proton rocket was launched in 1965. Modern versions of the launch system are still in use as of 2020, making it one of the most successful heavy boosters in the history of spaceflight. All Protons are built at the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center factory in Moscow and Chemical Automatics Design Bureau in Voronezh, transported to the Baikonur Cosmodrome, brought to the launch pad horizontally, and raised into vertical position for launch.
Base diameter: 138 mm
High of model (without stand): 275mm
Total high: 325 mm
Material
model: polished aviation aluminium
Excellent condition! Traces of
existents.
Made in USSR
Please see photos. All pictures are actual.
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