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Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterProton-M200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
MLM Nauka
Launched
July 21, 2021
Summary
MLM Nauka launched on a Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-M from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 21, 2021. It was Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 187th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 6,106th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Proton-M flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Nauka, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 198 × 353 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- «Наука» на орбите!Roscosmos Media
- Пуск ракеты-носителя «Протон-М» с модулем «Наука»Роскосмос ТВ
- ERA launch replayEuropean Space Agency, ESA
- Vehicle
- Proton-M · Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Proton-M flightKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 187th launch1st this yearhumanity's 6,106th orbital launch attempt69th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Nauka · NORAD 49044 · 2021-066 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2021-066A
- Epoch
- 2021-07-21 15:28:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.02300145 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0116606
- Inclination
- 51.6069°
- Ascending node
- 173.9544°
- Arg. of perigee
- 85.7738°
- Mean anomaly
- 82.2815°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components
- Nauka · NORAD 49044 · docked July 29, 2021
Proton-M 535-45 Stage 3 · re-entered August 6, 2021
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Nauka (which means "Science" in Russian), also known as Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM), is a new module of the russian segment of the ISS. It will dock at Zvezda's nadir port, replacing the Pirs module occupying it since September 2001. The Nauka module is designed to be used for experiments, docking and cargo as well as serve as a crew work and rest area. It is equipped with full guidance and navigation control including engines and an attitude control system that can be used as a backup by the ISS. The Nauka module also brings the European Robotic Arm, for which a spare elbow joint was already launched in 2010, to the orbital laboratory.
Pad
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
165th launch from 200/39 (200L), 1st this year · 1,521st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
355 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Updates
Module is healthy and in planned orbit.
Show 5 earlier updates
Corrected the T-0
spacevogel · 7/8/2021 · source
New date confirmed by Roscosmos
spacevogel · 7/8/2021 · source
Launch postponed to NET July 21 due to thermal blankets missing from MLM Nauka's star trackers.
Nosu · 7/5/2021 · source
The MLM Nauka module has successfully completed its testing phase. Launch currently targeted for July 15.
Nosu · 5/26/2021 · source
Nosu · 12/2/2020 · source
Questions
When did MLM Nauka launch?
MLM Nauka launched on July 21, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch MLM Nauka?
Coverage: «Наука» на орбите!; Пуск ракеты-носителя «Протон-М» с модулем «Наука»; ERA launch replay. Watch the replay
What rocket launched MLM Nauka?
Proton-M, flown by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Proton-M spec sheet
Where did MLM Nauka launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did MLM Nauka reach?
Nauka, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 198 × 353 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did MLM Nauka launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).