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Raffaello MPLM

Large pressurized container for cargo resupply of the International Space Station

Raffaello MPLM

Large pressurized container for cargo resupply of the International Space Station

FieldValue
nameRaffaello MPLM
imageSTS-100 MPLM Raffaello is moved to the payload canister.jpg
image_captionRaffaello being prepared for flight on STS-100
image_size240px
mission_typeISS resupply
operatorNASA
websitemplm.msfc.nasa.gov
mission_duration~2 weeks
spacecraftMPLM-2 (Raffaello)
manufacturerASI
dry_mass4082 kg
dimensions6.4 xx
launch_date2001–2011
launch_rocketSpace Shuttle
launch_siteKennedy Space Center, LC-39
launch_contractorNASA
disposal_typeRetired
orbit_referenceGeocentric
orbit_regimeLow Earth
orbit_inclination51.7°
apsisgee
docking_targetISS
docking_typeberth
type_overrideberth
docking_portHarmony or Unity
cargo_mass_press~9000 kg
insignia_captionMPLM logo
insignia_size180px
programmeMulti-Purpose Logistics Module
previous_missionLeonardo
next_missionDonatello

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The Raffaello MPLM, also known as MPLM-2, was one of three Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules which were operated by NASA to transfer supplies and equipment to and from the International Space Station. Raffaello was used for four of twelve MPLM flights to the space station, with Leonardo being used for the remainder. It was first launched on 19 April 2001, aboard the STS-100 mission flown by , and made its third flight in July 2005, aboard Discovery on STS-114. Raffaellos final flight was aboard on the STS-135 mission, the last flight of the Space Shuttle.

In April 2023, Raffaello was transferred to Axiom Space to be repurposed and flown as part of Axiom Station.

Construction

Like the other Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules, Raffaello was constructed by the Italian Space Agency, who chose to name it after the painter and architect Raffaello Sanzio. The module was constructed in the late 1990s, and delivered to NASA at the Kennedy Space Center in August 1999.

Flights

The STS-135 crew inspects ''Raffaello''.
MissionOrbiterlast=McDowellfirst=Jonathantitle=Launch Logurl=http://planet4589.org/space/log/launchlog.txtpublisher=Jonathan's Space Pageaccess-date=17 May 2010}}Landing (UTC)
STS-100Endeavour19 April 20011 May 2001
STS-108Endeavour5 December 200117 December 2001
STS-114Discovery26 July 20059 August 2005
STS-135Atlantis8 July 201121 July 2011

References

References

  1. "What is MPLM?". NASA Marshall Space Flight Center.
  2. Leinfelder, Andrea. (2023-04-27). "NASA's Super Guppy delivers space shuttle module for reuse on Axiom Space's commercial station".
  3. "Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules". NASA.
  4. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page.
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