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Prichal (ISS module)
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Prichal nodal module also known as Uzlovoy Module or UM (Russian: Узловой Модуль "Причал", Nodal Module Berth)[1] is a Russian spacecraft which is part of the International Space Station (ISS). It was approved in 2011 and was launched on 24 November 2021, at 13:06:35 UTC, atop Progress M-UM, with operations beginning in 2022.[2][3][4][5][6] Originally, the nodal module was intended to serve as the only permanent element of the future Orbital Piloted Assembly and Experiment Complex (OPSEK), but those plans were scrapped in 2017.[3][7]
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![]() Forward view of Prichal and attached to it from the Cupola, during the Russian VKD-51 spacewalk in January 2022. | |
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COSPAR ID | 2021-111A |
Launch date | 24 November 2021, 13:06:35 UTC |
Launch vehicle | Soyuz 2.1b |
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Docking port | Nauka nadir |
Docking date | 26 November 2021, 15:20:06 UTC |
Time docked | 2 years, 7 months and 17 days |
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Length | 4.91 m (16.1 ft) |
Diameter | 3.3 m (11 ft) |
Pressurised volume | 19 m3 (670 cu ft) |
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![]() Diagram of Prichal's exterior from front, while being attached to Progress M-UM. |
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