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77KM No. 17501

Proton-K launch from Baikonur (Russia) on November 20, 1998, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

November 20, 1998 · 06:40 UTCLaunch 1998-067Launch no. 4,278 in the log
RocketProton-K
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC81/23
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSN RFRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
November 20, 1998, 06:40
Launch designation
1998-067
Mission
77KM No. 17501
Flight name
Zarya
Vehicle flight ID
395-01
Flight code
ISS 1A

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
430 km
Payload mass to orbit
20.3 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Zarya1998-067ANORAD 25544NASA Johnson Space Flight CenterHuman spaceflight20.3 tGrappled by another object · Dec 6, 1998

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.