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2.9.1 Mir Specifications
Mir base block
- Length .................................................... 13.13 m
- Maximum diameter ................................... 4.15 m
- Habitable volume ..................................... 90 m3
- Weight at launch ....................................... 20,400 kg
- Launch vehicle ......................................... Proton (three-stage)
- Orbital inclination .................................... 51.6°
- Number of solar arrays ............................. 2 (3rd added by EVA)
- Span across solar arrays ........................... 29.73 m
- Area of solar arrays .................................. 76 m2 (98 sq/m w/third array)
- Electricity available .................................. 9-10 kW at 28.6 v
- Resupply carriers ...................................... Progress, Progress M
- Number of docking/berthing ports ............ 2 docking; 4 berthing
- Number of main engines .......................... 2
- Main engine thrust (each) ......................... 300 kg
Figure 2-12. The Mir complex as of June 1994, with docked Progress-M 23 (right) and Soyuz-TM 18 (left) spacecraft. |