LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Fri Nov 20 1998
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Zarya
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
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(6:40 AM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(6:40 AM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(6:40 AM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
Proton-KDescription:
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Human Exploration
- The Zarya Control Module, also known by the technical term Functional Cargo Block and the Russian acronym FGB, was the first component launched for the International Space Station. This module was designed to provide the station's initial propulsion and power. The 19,323 kilogram pressurized module was launched on a Russian Proton rocket in November 1998.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Pad
81/23 (81L)