Success
Priroda
Human Exploration
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center(KhSC)Government
Proton / UR-500 K/D
LEOorbit
Priroda was the last of the scheduled five Russian modules of the Mir space station complex and was launched from the Baykonur cosmodrome by a Proton-K rocket to dock after 3 days rather than the usual 9 days. The launch itself was 3 days earlier than the planned date in order to facilitate an American microbiology program.
Tuesday, April 23, 1996 at 11:48 AM
Mission details
Mir was a space station that operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001, operated by the Soviet Union and later by Russia. Mir was the first modular space station and was assembled in orbit from 1986 to 1996.
Feb 20, 1986 — Mar 23, 2001
Orbital Attempt
#4,065
KhSC Mission
#38
Pad Launch
#70
Location Launch
#1,073
Designator
1996-023
Launch Window
NET
Apr 23, 1996, 11:48 AM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan. Located in the Kazakh city of Baikonur, it is the largest operational space launch facility in terms of area. All Russian crewed spaceflights are launched from Baikonur.
Timezone
Asia/Qyzylorda
Local Launch Time
Apr 23, 1996, 5:48 PM
Total Launches
1,563
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
45.9650, 63.3050
Proton / UR-500 K/D Specs
This four stage version of the Proton was originally designed to send manned circumlunar spacecraft into translunar trajectory.
Length
57 m
Diameter
4 m
Launch Mass
696 t
Thrust
8,847 kN
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1967
Fastest Turnaround
3d 23h
Total Launches
39
Successful
24
Failed
15
Consecutive Success
14
Maiden flight: Mar 10, 1967
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
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.
Founded
1916
Administrator
Director: Andrey Vladimirovich Kalinovskiy
Total Launches
193
Successful
178
Failed
15
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
4