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Long March 6C
ProviderChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
PadLaunch Complex 9A
DateAug 25, 2026
PrecisionAbout 03:20 AM UTC
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MLM Nauka
Proton-MKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center200/39 (200L)
Wednesday, July 21, 2021 · 02:58 PM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
Nauka (which means "Science" in Russian), also known as Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM), is a new module of the russian segment of the ISS. It will dock at Zvezda's nadir port, replacing the Pirs module occupying it since September 2001. The Nauka module is designed to be used for experiments, docking and cargo as well as serve as a crew work and rest area. It is equipped with full guidance and navigation control including engines and an attitude control system that can be used as a backup by the ISS. The Nauka module also brings the European Robotic Arm, for which a spare elbow joint was already launched in 2010, to the orbital laboratory.
PayloadMLM Nauka
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Stages4
Pad200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
200/39 (200L)
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Global range
- Latitude
- 46.040°N
- Longitude
- 63.032°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
02:58 PM UTC - 02:58 PM UTC
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...
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
