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 condition | 10-6g |
| Operational orbit | |
| Altitude | approximately 360 kilometres |
| Inclination | 51.6 degrees |
| Orbital period |
90 minutes |
| Flight operation | |
| Orbit corrections | approximately 5 per year |
| Astronaut stays (up to) | approximately 1 year |
| Crew | |
| From 2000 | 3 |
| Post-Columbia (2003) | 2 |
| From July 2006 | 3 |
| From 2009 | 6 |
| Utillisation | |
| 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 |
Modules of the ISS
|
Module | Description | Flight | Launched | Langth (m) |
Ø (m) | Mass (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM) and European Robotic Arm (ERA) | Russian cargo and laboratory module and European robotic arm | 3R – PROTON-M | Scheduled November 2019 | 13,00 | 4.10 | 20,300 |
| Node 3 and Cupola | US connecting node and view module (both made in Europe) | 20A | 08 February 2010 | 1,50 | 2.95 | 1,880 |
| Exposed Facility (EF) | Part of the Japanese Kibo JEM | 2J/A | 16 July 2009 | 6 | 5.10 | 40,00 |
| S6 Truss | Solar module | 15A – STS-119 | 16 March 2009 | 73,20 | 10.70 | 15,900 |
| Pressurized Module (PM) | Part of the Japanese Kibo JEM | 1J – STS-124 | 31 May 2008 | 11,20 | 4.40 | 15,900 |
| Experiment Logistics Module (ELM) and Canada Hand | Unter Druck stehender Teil des japanischen Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Kibo und zweiarmiger, kanadischer Roboter | 1J/A – STS-123 | 11 March 2008 | 3,90 | 4.40 | 4,200 |
| Columbus | Europäisches Labormodul | 1E – STS-122 | 07 February.2008 | 6,87 | 4.49 | 19,300 |
| Node 2 | Connecting node (made in Europe) | 10A – STS-120 | 23 October 2007 | 6.10 | 4.20 | 13,608 |
| S5 - Integrated Truss Starboard 5 | Integrated truss | 13A.1 – STS-118 | 11 June 2007 | 13.70 | 3.90 | 12,598 |
| S3/4 - Integrated Truss Starboard 3/4 | Integrated truss + solar module | 13A – STS-117 | 22 February.2007 | 73.20 | 10.70 | 15,900 |
| P5 - Integrated Truss Portside 5 | Integrated truss | 12A.1 – STS-116 | 14 December 2006 | 13.70 | 3.90 | 12,598 |
| P3/4 - Integrated Truss Portside 3/4 | Integrated truss + solar module | 12A – STS-115 | 28 August 2006 | 73.20 | 10.70 | 15,900 |
| P1 - Integrated Truss Portside 1 | Integrated truss | 11A – STS-113 | 23 November 2002 | 13.70 | 3.90 | 12,598 |
| S1 - Integrated Truss Starboard 1 | Integrated truss | 9A – STS-112 | 07 October 2002 | 13.70 | 3.90 | 12,598 |
| S0 - Integrated Truss Starboard 0 | Integrated truss | 8A – STS-110 | 08 April 2002 | 13.40 | 4.60 | 13,970 |
| Pirs - Docking Compartment 1 | Docking module and airlock | 4R – Sojus-U | 14.August 2001 | 4.10 | 2.60 | 3,900 |
| Quest - Joint Airlock | Airlock | 7A – STS-104 | 12 July 2001 | 5.50 | 4.00 | 6,064 |
| Canadarm2 | Canadian robot arm | 6A – STS-100 | 19 April 2001 | 17.60 | 0.35 | 4,899 |
| Destiny | US laboratory module | 5A – STS-98 | 17 February 2001 | 8.53 | 4.27 | 14,515 |
| P6 - Integrated Truss Portside 6 | Integrated truss and solar module | 4A – STS-97 | 30 November 2000 | 73.20 | 10.70 | 15,900 |
| Z1 - Integrated Truss Zenit 1 | Integrated truss | 3A – STS-92 | 11 October 2000 | 4.90 | 4.20 | 8,755 |
| Zvezda | Living module | 1R – PROTON-K | 12 July 2000 | 13.10 | 4.15 | 19,050 |
| Unity - Node 1 | Connecting node | 2A – STS-88 | 04 December 1998 | 5.49 | 4.57 | 11,612 |
| Zarja - Functional Cargo Block (FGB) | Russian cargo and control module | 1A/R – PROTON-K | 20 November 1998 | 12.60 | 4.10 | 19,323 |
