Launch Overview
Vehicle
Proton-K
Agency
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Site / Pad
GIK-5 / LC81/23
Outcome
Success
Flight
395-01
COSPAR Designator
1998-067
Mission
Zarya (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.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Proton-K
Provider
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Agency launches
57 (6 YTD)
Site launches
1118 (16 YTD)
Pad launches
82 (5 YTD)