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Priroda
Proton-KKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center81/23 (81L)
Tuesday, April 23, 1996 · 11:48 AM UTCAdd to Calendar
This mission is complete.
Vehicle
Proton-K
Profile →Proton-M Blok DM-03 is a four stage Russian heavy lift launch vehicle derived from the Soviet Proton launch vehicle. It is a Proton-M with an added DM-03 Fourth stage.
Height58.2 m
LEO Payload21,000 kg
Launches198
Successes183
Provider
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Profile →RUS • Founded 1916
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 fami...
Mission Brief
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.
PayloadPriroda
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerMir
Stages4
Pad81/23 (81L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
81/23 (81L)
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Global range
- Latitude
- 46.074°N
- Longitude
- 62.978°E
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
11:48 AM UTC - 11:48 AM UTC
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
