Provider: Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Mission
Type: Human Exploration
Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
Pad: 81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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.
