POISK

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POISK is classified as:

NORAD ID: 36086

Int'l Code: 2009-060A

Launch date: November 10, 2009
Source: International Space Station (ISS)
Launch site: TYURATAM MISSILE AND SPACE COMPLEX (TTMTR)

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.