PIRS Module
07-21-10
This was docked to the bottom front docking port of the Zvezda service module on September 16, 2001 . PIRS with a mass of 3,580 kilograms measures 4.91 meters (16 feet) long with a diameter of 2.55 meters (8.4 feet) and an internal volume of 13 meters cubed (459 feet cubed). It is related to the POISK module. It serves both as a docking port and EVA airlock capable module on ISS.
PIRS docking compartment module with Progress freighter spacecraft Credit NASA & Roskosmos
Technical Details:
| kilograms | pounds | |
| Launch Mass | 4,350 | 9,590 |
| Orbital Insertion Mass | 3,580 | 7,893 |
| Cargo Mass | 0,800 | 1,764 |
| Orbit | 350-410 kilometers | 217-255 s miles |
| Operational orbit | 410-460 kilometers | 255-286 s miles |
Russian ISS Segement Development Credit NASA & Roskosmos
Russian ISS Segement Development Credit NASA
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