Lunar Orbital Station
Concept of the Lunar Orbital Station | |
Mission type | Space station |
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Operator | Russian Federal Space Agency |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | after 2030 (proposed) |
Rocket | Angara rocket |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Selenocentric |
The Lunar Orbital Station is a proposed Russian space station in orbit around the Moon.[1] The design was revealed in 2007 at a conference at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City. It is one of the two parts of the planned Russian lunar infrastructure, the other part being a base on the surface of the Moon. LOS will have six docking ports, high-power antenna for communications, maneuvering and attitude control engines, solar panels and a robotic arm, similar to the one developed by the European Space Agency for the Russian segment of the ISS. The station would be launched atop a super heavy version of the Angara rocket. It is expected to be built after 2030.[2]
References
- ↑ "Lunar Orbital Station, LOS". Russian Space Web. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ↑ Xinhua (2012-04-28). "Russia unveils space plan beyond 2030". english.cntv.cn. China Central Television. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
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