Rassvet (ISS module)
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Rassvet (Russian: Рассвет; lit. "first light"), also known as the Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM-1; Russian: Малый исследовательский модуль, МИМ 1) and formerly known as the Docking Cargo Module (DCM), is a component of the International Space Station (ISS). The module's design is similar to the Mir Docking Module launched on STS-74 in 1995. Rassvet is primarily used for cargo storage and as a docking port for visiting spacecraft. It was flown to the ISS aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis on the STS-132 mission on 14 May 2010,[2] and was connected to the ISS on 18 May 2010.[3] The hatch connecting Rassvet with the ISS was first opened on 20 May 2010.[4] On 28 June 2010, the Soyuz TMA-19 spacecraft performed the first docking with the module.[5]
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COSPAR ID | 2010-079A |
Launch date | 14 May 2010, 18:20:09 UTC |
Launch vehicle | Space Shuttle Atlantis |
Docked | 18 May 2010; 13 years ago (18 May 2010) |
Mass | Empty: 5,075 kg Launch: 8,015 kg |
Length | 6 m |
Diameter | 2.35 m |
Pressurised volume | Total: 17.4 m3 Pressurised: 5.85m3[1] |