Proton | Kristall

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: Soviet Space Program (Government)
• Rocket: Proton-K — Proton / UR-500 family

Mission

Expansion module for the Mir space station

• Type: Human Exploration
• Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Launch Site

• Pad: 200/39 (200L)
• Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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Program

• Mir — Mir was a space station that operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001, operated by the Soviet Union and later by Russia. Mir was the first modular space station and was assembled in orbit from 1986 to 1996. (Wikipedia)