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[[Image:ISS.jpg|200px|thumb|right|International Space Station]]
 
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The '''International Space Station (ISS)''' is a multinational scientific orbital platform currently under
 
The '''International Space Station (ISS)''' is a multinational scientific orbital platform currently under
construction (although its fate is now somewhat in doubt after the Columbia disaster).
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construction (currently scheduled for operations into the year 2020).
 
Orbiter contains the ISS in its completed state. The ISS is a good docking target for Shuttle
 
Orbiter contains the ISS in its completed state. The ISS is a good docking target for Shuttle
 
and other spacecraft missions.
 
and other spacecraft missions.

Revision as of 00:30, 27 April 2010

International Space Station

The International Space Station (ISS) is a multinational scientific orbital platform currently under construction (currently scheduled for operations into the year 2020). Orbiter contains the ISS in its completed state. The ISS is a good docking target for Shuttle and other spacecraft missions.


The ISS is included in one of the proposed finished configurations in the basic distribution of Orbiter. Many modules shown will never get launched or had been redesigned in the wake of STS-107. It's docking port shapes are all fictional and fitting for Delta-glider and Shuttle-A.


Orbiter data

In Orbiter, the ISS can be tracked with its transponder (XPDR) signal, which by default is set to frequency 131.30.

The ISS contains 5 docking ports. In Orbiter, each is equipped with an IDS transmitter. The default IDS frequencies are:

  • Port 1 137.40
  • Port 2 137.30
  • Port 3 137.20
  • Port 4 137.10
  • Port 5 137.00

See also

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