Mir Core Module - Specifications

Specifications

From on Mir Hardware Heritage (NASA RP1357, 1995):

• DOS (Dolgovremennaya Orbitalnaya Stanziya) type
• Length: 13.13 m
• Diameter: 4.15 m
• Wingspan: 20.73 m (with solar arrays)
• Habitable volume: 90 m3
• Mass at Launch: 20,400 kg
• Major Ports: 6
• Power: Up to 9-10 kilowatts at 28.6 volts
  • Two arrays with 76 m2 (expanded to 98m2 in 1987 with a third array)
  • GaAs based solar cells
• Main engines: 2 liquid propellant with 300 kg thrust each (Not used after 1987)
• Main computer(s): Argon 16B (1986), Salyut 5B (1989)