Poisk (ISS module)

Poisk

Poisk attached to the ISS prior to the separation of its propulsion unit
Module statistics
Part of	International Space Station
Launch date	10 November 2009, 02:22 UTC
Launch vehicle	Soyuz-U / Progress No. 302
Docked	12 November 2009, 15:41 UTC (Zvezda zenith)
Mass	3,670 kg (8,090 lb)
Length	4.049 m (13.28 ft)
Diameter	2.55 m (8 ft 4 in)
Pressurised volume	14.8 m3 (520 cu ft)
Configuration
Diagram of the Poisk module

Poisk (Russian: Поиск, lit. 'Search'), also known as the Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM 2, Russian: Малый исследовательский модуль 2), is a docking module of the International Space Station (ISS). Added in 2009, Poisk was the first major Russian addition to the International Space Station since 2001.^[1] Poisk is overall the same design as the docking module Pirs.^[2] Whereas Pirs was attached to the nadir ("bottom") port of Zvezda, Poisk is attached to the zenith ("top"); Pirs was closer to the Earth with the ISS in its usual orientation, and Poisk is on the other side. Poisk is Russian for explore or search.^[3][4] Poisk combines various docking, EVA, and science capabilities.^[5] It has two egress hatches for EVAs in addition to the two spacecraft docking ports.^[6] Although Poisk is designated as Mini-Research Module 2, it arrived before Mini-Research Module 1 (Rassvet), which had a different design; Poisk looks more like the Pirs docking port, which is not designated as a mini-research module.