“Search” (formerly MIM-2 , before this СО-2 , index: 240ГК, factory number 1) is a module of the Russian segment of the International Space Station . The launch of the Soyuz-U launch vehicle with the Progress M-MIM2 cargo module ship took place on November 10, 2009 at 17 hours 22 minutes Moscow time from the Baikonur Cosmodrome [1] on November 12, 2009 at 18:41 Moscow time Search ”was docked to the anti-aircraft docking unit of the Star module [2] .
| ISS module | |
| Search, SO-2, MIM-2 | |
|---|---|
| Poisk | |
 Search module docked to the ISS | |
| Start place | Baikonur |
| Launch vehicle | Soyuz-U " Progress M-MIM2 " |
| Launch | 11/10/2009 |
| Docking | 11/12/2009 |
| As part of the station | 9 years, 265 days |
| Segment |  Russian |
| Specifications | |
| Dimensions | 4.05 x 2.55 m |
| Germotseki | 12.5 m³ |
| Docking Nodes | 2 |
| Docking Connections | |
| Nadirny | " Star " |
| Antiaircraft | KK Soyuz / Progress |
The module received the name “Search” on October 21, 2009 [3] .
Content
Intended use
“Search” is a multifunctional module; with its help, the Russian Soyuz and Progress are docked to the ISS, with MIM-2 supporting docking both in manual and automatic mode. Partially, the new module takes on the functions of the currently used Russian service module Zvezda.
“Search” also serves as a gateway through which astronauts go into open space for work on the outside of the station. Inside the “Search”, the ISS inhabitants have three cubic meters of space for cargo and scientific equipment with a total weight of up to 870 kilograms.
The “Search” module was docked only by means of the ISS Russian segment, I had to abandon the initial idea to use the “ Kanadarm2 ” manipulator due to the fact that Roscosmos and NASA could not solve the financial issues of its use [4] . Since the anti-aircraft docking unit of the Zvezda service module was not originally equipped with the Kurs antennas, it was decided to install the equipment necessary for docking by Russian cosmonauts during spacewalks. The ISS-20 expedition members made two spacewalks for this in June 2009 [5] .
According to Russian experts, the reception of Soyuz TMA spacecraft to the Search port will ensure the permanent presence of Progress spacecraft on the Pirs module and, accordingly, more efficient control of the ISS orientation along the roll channel using Progress spacecraft propulsion systems up to coming of the module " Science ".
On February 16, 2012 at 18:31 (Moscow time) cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Anton Shkaplerov went into outer space. Flight engineers carried out the transfer of the 40-meter cargo boom ГСтМ1 from the docking compartment “ Pirs ” and installed it on the small research module “Search”. This operation is carried out in order to free the Pirs module from useful equipment in order to begin the new construction of the ISS. It is planned to dock the Nauka multifunctional laboratory module in place of the Pirs module. All extra-ship activity took 6 hours 15 minutes [6] [7] .
Options
“Search” was created with maximum use of the backlog on the docking compartment СО-1 “ Pirs ” and the ship-module “ Progress M-СО1 ” [8] . The functionality of the module has been expanded for research.
Main technical characteristics [9] :
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Case length (on the planes of the docking units), mm | 4,049 |
| Internal volume (gas), m³ | 12.5 |
| Maximum body diameter, mm | 2,550 |
| The number of hatches for spacewalks | 2 |
| Diameter of exit hatches, mm | 1000 |
See also
- ISS Russian Segment
Notes
- ↑ A small research module “MIM-2” starting today for the ISS . State Corporation Roscosmos (November 10, 2009). Circulation date May 1, 2019.
- ↑ "Progress M-MIM2" as part of the ISS . Roscosmos State Corporation (May 1, 2019).
- ↑ The new Russian module of the ISS was called the “Search” . Lenta.ru (October 21, 2009). Circulation date May 1, 2019.
- ↑ Media about space (inaccessible link) . Federal Space Agency . Date of treatment August 23, 2011. Archived March 15, 2012.
- ↑ Another berth has been prepared on the ISS Russian segment . State Corporation Roscosmos (June 10, 2009). Circulation date May 1, 2019.
- ↑ The exit hatch of the Pier’s docking compartment is closed — the spacewalk has been successfully completed . State Corporation Roscosmos (February 17, 2012). Circulation date May 1, 2019.
- ↑ Flight engineers of the ISS-30 crew began their first spacewalk this year . TASS (February 16, 2012). Circulation date May 1, 2019.
- ↑ Small research module “Search” . RSC Energia (November 10, 2009). Circulation date May 1, 2019.
- ↑ Small Research Module “Search” (MIM2) (inaccessible link) . Federal Space Agency . Date of treatment January 21, 2012. Archived on May 8, 2013.
Links
- Small research module "Search" . State Corporation Roscosmos .
- Small research module "Search" . RSC "Energy" named after Queen.
- Anatoly Zak. Docking Compartments for the ISS . RussianSpaceWeb.com .
- Unique shots: MIM-2 in orbit . Diary of astronaut Maxim Suraev .