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Proton | Zarya

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center · Proton-K · 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's 57th launch · 6th this year · humanity's 4,279th orbital launch attempt

November 20, 1998Add to calendar
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Zarya

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.

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Pad — 81/23 (81L)

104 launches from this pad · 1,564 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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