ISS
NORAD ID: 36086
Int'l Code: 2009-060A
Launch date: November 10, 2009
Source: International Space Station (ISS)
Comments: Poisk will give the station a fourth docking port on the Russian segment, allowing for longer stays of future Progress freighters and more opportunities for crew handovers using Soyuz spacecraft. The module will also be used as airlock for spacewalking astronauts. The new module is the first major Russian addition to the complex since the nearly identical Pirs module was launched in 2001. Also called Mini-Research Module 2, Poisk is carrying about 2,000 pounds [900 kg] of equipment inside its pressurized section, including Russian Orlan spacesuits and life support equipment.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for POISK
