Which country launched the Zarya module?

Russia launched the Zarya module.

Zarya, also called the Functional Cargo Block or FGB, lifted off on 20 November 1998 aboard a Russian Proton-K rocket. It launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81, which is in Kazakhstan but was operated by Russia under a long-term lease. Thus, “Russia” identifies the launch provider and rocket, while Kazakhstan identifies the launch location.

Zarya was the first element of the International Space Station. Built in Russia by the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, it initially supplied power, propulsion, storage, communications, and guidance for the partly assembled station.

The funding arrangement creates a common mix-up: NASA financed Zarya, making it a U.S.-funded but Russian-built module. After launch, the U.S.-built Unity module joined Zarya during Space Shuttle mission STS-88 in December 1998. Zarya’s name means “dawn” or “sunrise” in Russian.