flown missionSuccess

Proton | Priroda

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center81/23 (81L) — Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanApr 23, 1996, 11:48 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: Priroda
Type: Human Exploration
Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

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.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Apr 23, 1996, 11:48 UTC
Window opens: Apr 23, 1996, 11:48 UTC
Window closes: Apr 23, 1996, 11:48 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 03:46 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Proton-K
Family: Proton / UR-500
Variant: K
Provider: Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Type: Government
Country: RUS

launch site

Pad: 81/23 (81L)
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Country: KAZ
Timezone: Asia/Qyzylorda
Coordinates: 46.0740, 62.9780