| System on completion |
|
| Span |
109 metres |
| Length |
80 metres |
| Depth (with ATV/Progress) |
88 metres |
| Height |
45 metres |
| Mass |
450 tons |
| Power generation |
110 kilowatts |
| Payload |
46 kilowatts |
| Living and working space |
1200 cubic metres |
| Microgravity conditions |
10-6g |
|
Operational orbit |
|
| Altitude |
approximately 360 kilometres |
| Inclination |
51.6 degrees |
| Orbital period |
90 minutes |
| Construction phase |
1998-2010 |
| Assembly flights |
|
| USA |
approximately 34 |
| Russia |
approximately 5 |
| Flights with European hardware |
approximately 15 |
| EVAs |
approximately 160 |
| EVA hours |
approximately 1920 |
| Service life (minimum) |
15 years |
| Flight operation |
|
| Orbit corrections |
approximately 5 per year |
| Astronaut stays (up to) |
approximately 6 months
|
| Crew |
|
| From 2000 |
3 |
| Post-Columbia (2003) |
2 |
| From July 2006 |
3 |
| From 2009 |
6 |
| Utilisation |
|
| Human physiology, biology |
approximately 45 percent |
|
Materials research, fluid physics, physical chemistry |
approximately 35 percent |
|
Technology, telecommunication |
approximately 5 percent |
| Extraterrestrial research |
approximately 5 percent |
| Earth exploration |
approximately 5 percent |
| Industry |
approximately 5 percent |
| Ground operations |
|
| Primary mission control |
Houston |
| Alternatively and for the Russian segment |
Moscow |
| Japan/Europe |
national Mission Control Centres |
| (Columbus from Oberpfaffenhofen) |
|
| Supply flights |
approximately 4 per year |
|