Assembly Flight 1A/R

Launch Date:	November 20, 1998 COMPLETED Launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakstan
Launch Vehicle:	Russian Proton Rocket
Elements:	Zarya Control Module (Functional Cargo Block - FGB)

• Solar array deployment video (1.5mb mpeg)
• Zarya (FGB) is a self-supporting active vehicle.
• It provides propulsive control capability and power through the early assembly stages.
• It provides fuel storage capability.
• It provides rendezvous and docking capability to the Service Module

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Claudio Ariotti, IK1SLD

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