INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) INTERACTIVE REFERENCE GUIDE
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
On-Orbit Elements
Current ISS On-Orbit Elements
MOdulE
lEngth
MaSS
launChEd
launCh VEhIClE
FgB (Zarya)
12.8 m (42 ft)
25,000 kg (55,000 lb)
11/20/98
Proton
node 1 (unity)/PMa 1 & 2
10.4 m (34 ft)
14,900 kg (33,000 lb)
12/04/98
STS-88
Service Module (Zvezda)
13.1 m (43 ft)
24,600 kg (54,200 lb)
7/12/00
Proton
Z1 truss/PMa 3
4.6 m (15 ft)
8,755 kg (19,227 lb)/
1,168 kg (2,575 lb)
10/11/00
STS-92
P6 truss
18.3 m (60 ft)
73.2 m (240 ft) across extended
solar array
14,550 kg (32,100 lb)
11/30/00
STS-97
u.S. lab (destiny)
8.5 m (28 ft)
24,100 kg (53,100 lb)
02/07/01
STS-98
SSRMS (Canadarm 2)
17.7 m (58 ft)
1,502 kg (3,311 lb)
04/19/01
STS-100
u.S. airlock (Quest)
4.6 m (15 ft)
9,920 kg (21,900 lb)
07/12/01
STS-104
docking Compartment/
airlock (Pirs)
4.9 m (16 ft)
3,838 kg (8,461 lb)
09/15/01
Soyuz
S0 truss/Mobile
transporter
13.4 m (44 ft)
12,100 kg (26,700 lb)
04/08/02
STS-110
Mobile Base System
5.8 m (19 ft)
1,450 kg (3,200 lb)
06/05/02
STS-111
S1 truss
13.7 m (45 ft)
12,300 kg (27,100 lb)
10/07/02
STS-112
P1 truss
13.7 m (45 ft)
12,300 kg (27,100 lb)
11/23/02
STS-113
P3/4 truss
13.8m (45.3 ft)
16,183 kg (35,678 lb)
06/08/07
STS-115
P5 truss
3.37 m (11 ft)
1,864 kg (4,110 lb)
12/09/06
STS-116
S3/S4 Truss
13.6 m (44 ft 10 in)
16,183 kg (35,678 lb)
06/08/07
STS-117
S5 truss
3.37 m (11 ft)
1,833 kg (4,040 lb)
08/08/07
STS-118
node 2 (harmony)
6.7 m (22 ft)
14,288 kg (31,500 lb)
10/23/07
STS-120
European Laboratory
(Columbus)
6.9 m (23 ft)
12,775 kg (28,164 lb)
2/7/08
STS-122
JEM ELM-PS (Kibo)
4.2 m (13.8 ft)
8,387 kg (18,490 lb)
3/11/08
STS-123
Special Purpose Dextrous
Manipulator (Dextre)
3.7 m (12 ft)
1,560 kg (3,440 lb)
3/11/08
STS-123
Soyuz (typical)
7 m (22.9 ft)
7,167 kg (15,800 lb)
N/A
Soyuz
JEM Pressurized Module (Kibo)
11.2 m ( 36.7 ft)
15,900 kg (35,050 lb)
05/31/08
STS-124
Current and Future totals
lEngth
WIdth
VOluME
MaSS
October, 2008
73 m (240 ft)
93 m (306 ft)
750 m
3
(26,500 ft
3
)
277,267 kg
(611,269 lb)
assembly Complete
73 m (240 ft)
108.5 m (356 ft)
arrays extended
935 m
3
(33,023 ft
3
)
287,250 kg
(655,277 lb)
457 t (420 tons)
100%
70%
60%
80%
90%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
ISS
76% ASSEMBLY
COMPLETE