Zvezda
Proton
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Mission
Zvezda
- Type: Human Exploration
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
The Service Module SM (Zvesda, DOS 8 (Dolgovremennaya Orbitalnaya Stanziya 8), 17KSM) was the first fully Russian contribution to the International Space Station and serves as the early cornerstone for the first human habitation of the station.
Location
81/23 (81L)
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
81/23 (81L) has witnessed the launch of 104 rockets, including 104 orbital launch attempts, while Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan, has been the site for 1547 rocket launches.
Rocket
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center Proton-K
Agency
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.
