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Assembling chronology of the ISS orbital complex
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Assembling chronology of the ISS orbital complex
Russian coordinate system: American coordinate system:
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-Z (right) +X (right)
(top, zenith) +Y / (top, zenith) +Z /
|/ |/
<--- direction of moving (fore) -X ---0---> +X (aft) (fore) +Y <--0--- -Y (aft)
/| /|
/ -Y (bottom, nadir) / -Z (bottom, nadir)
+Z (left) -X (left)
|
ASSEMBLING CHRONOLOGY OF THE ISS ORBITAL COMPLEX (in inverse order) |
| Date | Action | Configuration (scheme) |
| February 16, 2010 | relocation of the PMA3 module from the Harmony zenith docking port to the Tranquility left docking port (mission STS-130) |
S6
/
S5
/
S3/S4
/ [STMA16]
COLUMBUS S1 QUEST |
/ / Z1 / POISK
|/ S0 |/ |
[STS130] - PMA2 - HARMONY - DEST/INY - UNITY - PMA1 - ZARYA - ZVEZDA - [PRMM04]
ELM /| P1 /| | |
| / / |/ [STMA17] PIRS
KIBO P3/P4 - TRQ - |
/ /| [PRMM03]
P5 /CUPOLA
/ PMA3
P6 /
(TRQ = Tranquility)
|
| February 15, 2010 | relocation of the Cupola module from the left docking port to the nadir docking port of Tranquility (mission STS-130) |
S6
/
S5
/
S3/S4
/ [STMA16]
|COLUMBUS S1 QUEST |
PMA3/ / Z1 / POISK
|/ S0 |/ |
[STS130] - PMA2 - HARMONY - DEST/INY - UNITY - PMA1 - ZARYA - ZVEZDA - [PRMM04]
ELM /| P1 /| | |
| / / |/ [STMA17] PIRS
KIBO P3/P4 - TRQ - |
/ /| [PRMM03]
P5 /CUPOLA
/
P6
(TRQ = Tranquility)
|
| February 12, 2010 | mounting of the complex Tranquility - Cupola to the left docking port of UNITY (mission STS-130) |
S6
/
S5
/
S3/S4
/ [STMA16]
|COLUMBUS S1 QUEST |
PMA3/ / Z1 / POISK
|/ S0 |/ |
[STS130] - PMA2 - HARMONY - DEST/INY - UNITY - PMA1 - ZARYA - ZVEZDA - [PRMM04]
ELM /| P1 /| | |
| / / |/ [STMA17] PIRS
KIBO P3/P4 - TRQ - |
/ /| [PRMM03]
P5 /
/ CUPOLA
P6
(TRQ = Tranquility)
|
| January 22, 2010 | relocation of the PMA3 module from the left docking port of Unity to the zenith docking port of Harmony (expedition ISS-22) |
S6
/
S5
/
S3/S4
/ [STMA16]
|COLUMBUS S1 QUEST |
PMA3/ / Z1 / POISK
|/ S0 |/ |
- PMA2 - HARMONY - DEST/INY - UNITY - PMA1 - ZARYA - ZVEZDA -
ELM /| P1 /| | |
| / / / [STMA17] PIRS
KIBO P3/P4 |
/ [PRMM03]
P5
/
P6
|
| November 12, 2009 | docking of POISK module to the zenith docking port of Zvezda |
S6
/
S5
/
S3/S4
/
COLUMBUS S1 QUEST |
/ / Z1 / POISK
|/ S0 |/ |
- PMA2 - HARMONY - DEST/INY - UNITY - PMA1 - ZARYA - ZVEZDA - [STMA16]
ELM /| P1 /| | |
| / / / [STMA15] PIRS
KIBO P3/P4 PMA3 |
/ / [PRMM03]
P5
/
P6
|
| August 07, 2009 | relocation of the PMA3 module from the nadir docking port of Unity to the left docking port of Unity (expedition ISS-20) |
S6
/
S5
/
S3/S4
/
COLUMBUS S1 QUEST
/ / Z1 /
|/ S0 |/ |
- PMA2 - HARMONY - DEST/INY - UNITY - PMA1 - ZARYA - ZVEZDA - [PRM67]
ELM /| P1 /| | |
| / / / [STMA15] PIRS
KIBO P3/P4 PMA3 |
/ / [STMA14]
P5
/
P6
|
| March 19, 2009 | mounting of the S6 truss to the right side of S5 (mission STS-119) |
S6
/
S5
/
S3/S4
/
COLUMBUS S1 QUEST
/ / Z1 /
|/ S0 |/ |
[STS119] - PMA2 - HARMONY - DEST/INY - UNITY - PMA1 - ZARYA - ZVEZDA -
ELM /| P1 /| | |
| / / /PMA3 [STMA13] PIRS
KIBO P3/P4 | |
/ [PRM66]
P5
/
P6
|
| June 06, 2008 | relocation of JEM ELM-PS module from the zenith docking port of Harmony to the zenith docking port of KIBO (mission STS-124) |
/
S5
/
S3/S4
/
COLUMBUS S1 QUEST
/ / Z1 /
|/ S0 |/ |
[STS124] - PMA2 - HARMONY - DEST/INY - UNITY - PMA1 - ZARYA - ZVEZDA - [ATV1]
ELM /| P1 /| | |
| / / /PMA3 [PRM64] PIRS
KIBO P3/P4 | |
/ [STMA12]
P5
/
P6
|
| June 03, 2008 |
mounting of KIBO (JEM PM) module to the left docking port of Harmony (mission STS-124) |
/
S5
/
S3/S4
/
COLUMBUS S1 QUEST
ELM / / Z1 /
|/ S0 |/ |
[STS124] - PMA2 - HARMONY - DEST/INY - UNITY - PMA1 - ZARYA - ZVEZDA - [ATV1]
/| P1 /| | |
| / / /PMA3 [PRM64] PIRS
KIBO P3/P4 | |
/ [STMA12]
P5
/
P6
|
| March 14, 2008 | temporary mounting of JEM ELM-PS module to the zenith docking port of Harmony (mission STS-123) |
/
S5
/
S3/S4
/
COLUMBUS S1 QUEST
ELM / / Z1 /
|/ S0 |/ |
[STS123] - PMA2 - HARMONY - DEST/INY - UNITY - PMA1 - ZARYA - ZVEZDA -
/| P1 /| | |
/ / /PMA3 [STMA11] PIRS
P3/P4 | |
/ [PRM63]
P5
/
P6
|
| February 11, 2008 | mounting of COLUMBUS module to the right docking port of Harmony (mission STS-122) |
/
S5
/
S3/S4
/
COLUMBUS S1 QUEST
/ / Z1 /
|/ S0 |/ |
[STS122] - PMA2 - HARMONY - DEST/INY - UNITY - PMA1 - ZARYA - ZVEZDA -
/| P1 /| | |
/ / /PMA3 [STMA11] PIRS
P3/P4 | |
/ [PRM63]
P5
/
P6
|
| November 14, 2007 | relocation of the PMA2 - HARMONY complex from the left docking port of Unity to the fore docking port of Destiny (expedition ISS-16) |
/
S5
/
S3/S4
/
S1 QUEST
/ / Z1 /
|/ S0 |/ |
- PMA2 - HARMONY - DEST/INY - UNITY - PMA1 - ZARYA - ZVEZDA -
/| P1 /| | |
/ / /PMA3 [STMA11] PIRS
P3/P4 | |
/ [PRM61]
P5
/
P6
|
| November 12, 2007 | relocation of the PMA2 module from the fore docking port of Destiny to the fore docking port of Harmony (expedition ISS-16) |
/
S5
/
S3/S4
/
S1 QUEST
/ Z1 /
S0 |/ |
- DEST/INY - UNITY - PMA1 - ZARYA - ZVEZDA -
P1 /| | |
/ /PMA3 [STMA11] PIRS
P3/P4 HARMONY| |
/ / [PRM61]
P5 PMA2
/ /
P6
|
| October 30, 2007 | relocation of the P6 truss from the truss Z1 to the left side of P5 (mission STS-120) |
/
S5
/
S3/S4
/
S1 QUEST
/ Z1 /
S0 |/ |
[STS120] - PMA2 - DEST/INY - UNITY - PMA1 - ZARYA - ZVEZDA -
P1 /| | |
/ /PMA3 [STMA11] PIRS
P3/P4 HARMONY| |
/ / [PRM61]
P5
/
P6
|
| October 26, 2007 | temporary berthing of HARMONY module to the left docking port of Unity (mission STS-120) |
/
S5
/
S3/S4
/ P6
S1 |QUEST
/ Z1 /
S0 |/ |
[STS120] - PMA2 - DEST/INY - UNITY - PMA1 - ZARYA - ZVEZDA -
P1 /| | |
/ /PMA3 [STMA11] PIRS
P3/P4 HARMONY| |
/ / [PRM61]
P5
/
|
| August 30, 2007 | relocation of the PMA3 module from the left docking port of Unity to the nadir docking port of Unity (expedition ISS-15) |
/
S5
/
S3/S4
/ P6
S1 |QUEST
/ Z1 /
S0 |/ |
- PMA2 - DEST/INY - UNITY - PMA1 - ZARYA - ZVEZDA -
P1 /| | |
/ /PMA3 [STMA10] PIRS
P3/P4 | |
/ [PRM61]
P5
/
|
| August 11, 2007 | mounting of the S5 truss to the right side of S3/S4 (mission STS-118) |
/
S5
/
S3/S4
/ P6
S1 |QUEST
/ Z1 /
S0 |/ |
[STS118] - PMA2 - DEST/INY - UNITY - PMA1 - ZARYA - ZVEZDA - [PRM60]
P1 /| | |
/ / [STMA10] PIRS
P3/P4 PMA3 |
/ / [PRM61]
P5
/
|
| June 11, 2007 | mounting of the S3/S4 truss to the right side of S1 (mission STS-116) |
/
S3/S4
/ P6
S1 |QUEST
/ Z1 /
S0 |/ |
[STS116] - PMA2 - DEST/INY - UNITY - PMA1 - ZARYA - ZVEZDA - [PRM60]
P1 /| | |
/ / [STMA10] PIRS
P3/P4 PMA3 |
/ / [PRM59]
P5
/
|
| December 12, 2006 | mounting of the P5 truss to the left side of P3/P4 (mission STS-116) |
/ P6
S1 |QUEST
/ Z1 /
S0 |/ |
[STS116] - PMA2 - DEST/INY - UNITY - PMA1 - ZARYA - ZVEZDA - [PRM58]
P1 /| | |
/ / [STMA9] PIRS
P3/P4 PMA3 |
/ / [PRM57]
P5
/
|
| September 12, 2006 | mounting of the P3/P4 truss to the left side of P1 (mission STS-115) |
/ P6
S1 |QUEST
/ Z1 /
S0 |/ |
[STS115] - PMA2 - DEST/INY - UNITY - PMA1 - ZARYA - ZVEZDA - [PRM56]
P1 /| | |
/ / [STMA8] PIRS
P3/P4 PMA3 |
/ / [PRM57]
|
| November 26, 2002 | mounting of the P1 truss to the left side of S0 (mission STS-113) |
/ P6
S1 |QUEST
/ Z1 /
S0 |/ |
[STS113] - PMA2 - DEST/INY - UNITY - PMA1 - ZARYA - ZVEZDA - [PRM1-9]
P1 /| | |
/ / PIRS
PMA3 |
/ [STMA1]
|
| October 10, 2002 | mounting of the S1 truss to the right side of S0 (mission STS-112) |
/ P6
S1 |QUEST
/ Z1 /
S0 |/ |
[STS112] - PMA2 - DEST/INY - UNITY - PMA1 - ZARYA - ZVEZDA - [PRM1-9]
/| | |
/ [STM34] PIRS
PMA3 |
/
|
| April 11, 2002 | mounting of the S0 truss on the zenith side of Destiny (mission STS-110) |
P6
|QUEST
/ Z1 /
S0 |/ |
[STS110] - PMA2 - DEST/INY - UNITY - PMA1 - ZARYA - ZVEZDA - [PRM1-8]
/| | |
/ [STM33] PIRS
PMA3 |
/
|
| September 17, 2001 | docking of PIRS module to the nadir docking port of Zvezda |
P6
|QUEST
Z1 /
|/ |
- PMA2 - DESTINY - UNITY - PMA1 - ZARYA - ZVEZDA - [PRM45]
/| | |
/ [STM32] PIRS
PMA3 |
/
|
| July 15, 2001 | berthing of airlock module QUEST to the right docking port of Unity (mission STS-104) |
P6
|QUEST
Z1 /
|/ |
[STS104] - PMA2 - DESTINY - UNITY - PMA1 - ZARYA - ZVEZDA - [PRM1-6]
/| | |
/ [STM32]
PMA3
/
|
| March 11, 2001 | relocation of PMA3 module from the nadir docking port of Unity to the left docking port of Unity (mission STS-102) |
P6
|
Z1 /
|/ |
[STS102] - PMA2 - DESTINY - UNITY - PMA1 - ZARYA - ZVEZDA - [PRM44]
/| | |
/ [STM31]
PMA3
/
|
| February 12, 2001 | relocation of PMA2 module from the truss Z1 to the fore docking port of Destiny(mission STS-98) |
P6
|
Z1 /
|/ |
- PMA2 - DESTINY - UNITY - PMA1 - ZARYA - ZVEZDA - [STM31]
/| | |
/PMA3
|
[STS98]
|
| February 10, 2001 | berthing of DESTINY module to the fore docking port of Unity (mission STS-98) |
P6
|
PMA2-Z1 /
|/ |
- DESTINY - UNITY - PMA1 - ZARYA - ZVEZDA - [STM31]
/| | |
/PMA3
|
[STS98]
|
| February 10, 2001 | relocation of PMA2 module from the fore docking port of Unity to the truss Z1 (mission STS-98) |
P6
|
PMA2-Z1 /
|/ |
- UNITY - PMA1 - ZARYA - ZVEZDA - [STM31]
/| | |
/PMA3
|
[STS98]
|
| December 03, 2000 | mounting of the P6 truss to the upper part of Z1 (mission STS-97) |
P6
|
Z1 /
|/ |
[STS97] - PMA2 - UNITY - PMA1 - ZARYA - ZVEZDA - [STM31]
/| | |
/PMA3
|
|
| October 16, 2000 | berthing of PMA3 module to the nadir docking port of Unity (mission STS-92) |
|
Z1 /
|/ |
[STS92] - PMA2 - UNITY - PMA1 - ZARYA - ZVEZDA - [PRM1-3]
/| | |
/PMA3
|
|
| October 14, 2000 | mounting of the Z1 truss to the zenith docking port of Unity (mission STS-92) |
|
Z1 /
|/ |
[STS92] - PMA2 - UNITY - PMA1 - ZARYA - ZVEZDA - [PRM1-3]
/| | |
/
|
| July 26, 2000 | docking of ZVEZDA module to the aft docking port of Zarya |
/
|/ |
- PMA2 - UNITY - PMA1 - ZARYA - ZVEZDA -
/| | |
/
|
| December 07, 1998 | berthing of complex PMA2 - Unity - PMA1 to the fore docking port of Zarya (mission STS-88) |
/
|/
[STS88] - PMA2 - UNITY - PMA1 - ZARYA -
/| |
/
|
| November 20, 1998 | launch of the Zarya core module of the ISS |
- ZARYA -
|
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