Proton | Zarya

Launch information

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Mission description

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.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Proton | Zarya’.

Launch image Proton | Zarya

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: Nov. 20, 1998, 6:40 a.m.

Timezone: Asia/Qyzylorda

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

Zarya (LEO)

Launcher

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

Rocket

Proton

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Pad

81/23 (81L)

Type

Human Exploration

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Proton | Zarya’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
25544 ISS (ZARYA) LEO 51.64 INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION In-orbit
37772 RADIOSCAF-B (KEDR) LEO 51.61 INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION Decayed
38751 SFERA LEO 51.61 COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES Decayed
38852 RAIKO LEO 51.62 JAPAN Decayed
38853 FITSAT 1 LEO 51.63 JAPAN Decayed
38854 TECH-ED-SAT LEO 51.64 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Decayed
38855 F-1 LEO 51.51 VIETNAM Decayed
38856 WE-WISH LEO 51.62 JAPAN Decayed
39412 ARDUSAT 1 LEO 51.63 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Decayed
39413 PICODRAGON LEO 51.73 VIETNAM Decayed

Total satellites: 390 | Page 1 of 39

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Proton | Zarya’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#4269

To this date

Location Launch

#1118

To this date

Pad Launch

#82

To this date

Agency Launch

#57

To this date

Orbital Launch

#72

Year 1998

Location Launch

#16

Year 1998

Pad Launch

#5

Year 1998

Agency Launch

#6

Year 1998

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