Proton | Zarya
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Launch Window
Nov. 20, 1998, 6:40 a.m. - Nov. 20, 1998, 6:40 a.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Nov. 20, 1998, 6:40 a.m. - Nov. 20, 1998, 6:40 a.m.
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.
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center is a Moscow-based producer of spacecraft and space-launch systems, including the Proton and Rokot rockets and is currently developing the Angara rocket family. The Proton launch vehicle launches from Baikonur and Rokot launches from Baikonur and Plesetsk. Angara will launch from Plesetsk and Vostochny.
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