Androgynous Peripheral Attach System
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The terms Androgynous Peripheral Attach System (APAS), Androgynous Peripheral Assembly System (APAS) and Androgynous Peripheral Docking System (APDS)[1][2] are used interchangeably to describe a Russian family of spacecraft docking mechanisms, and are also sometimes used as generic names for any docking system in that family. A system similar to APAS-89/95 is used by the Chinese Shenzhou spacecraft.[3]
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Type | androgynous docking mechanism |
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Developer | RKK Energiya |
Mass | 286 kg (631 lb) |
Host spacecraft | |
First use | 1975 |
Last use | 2011 |
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