Zarya was launched on 20 November 1998 on a Russian Proton rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81 in Kazakhstan to a 400 km (250 mi) high orbit with a designed lifetime of at least 15 years. After Zarya reached orbit, STS-88 launched on …

Sep 27, 2023 · The Zarya 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. The U.S.-funded and Russian-built Zarya, which means “Sunrise” when translated into English, is a U.S. component of the station, although it was built and launched by ...

Zarya, the first ISS module, was launched by a Proton rocket on 20 November 1998. The STS-88 Space Shuttle mission followed two weeks after Zarya was launched, bringing Unity, the first of three node modules, and connecting it to Zarya.

Dec 16, 2019 · The launch of the first element of ISS kicked off an incredible journey of orbital assembly, operations, and science. Left: Launch of the Zarya Functional Cargo Block from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

On November 20, 1998, the first element of the International Space Station, the Russian module Zarya (which means “Sunrise” in Russian) was launched into space on top of a Proton rocket.

Zarya, a 43,000-pound (~19,500 kg) control module launched November 20 by a Russian Proton rocket, and Unity, a 25,500-pound (~11,600 kg) six-port habitable connection module launched aboard the U.S. STS-88 Space Shuttle on December 3, were linked together by the international crew of STS-88.

On Nov. 20, 1998, a Russian Proton-K rocket launched the Zarya FGB Control Module (Vehicle 77KM No. 17501), which kicked off the assembly of the International Space Station.

The Russian-built propulsion module that was the first element of the International Space Station. Launched by a three-stage Proton rocket, the Zarya control module, also known by the technical term Functional Cargo Block and the Russian acronym FGB provided the station's initial propulsion and power.

Zarya (Заря, meaning “ Sunrise ” in Russian), also called the Functional Cargo Block, was the first module of the International Space Station, launched in 1998. Initially, it provided the station with power, storage, propulsion, and guidance capabilities.

On November 20, 1998, Zarya was successfully launched into space from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Less than two weeks later, the Space Shuttle Endeavour rendezvoused with it and attached the U.S.-built Unity connecting module. Zarya is not an average tin can in the sky.