Columbus External Payload Facility
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The Columbus External Payload Facility is an external platform on the International Space Station’s Columbus module that hosts scientific experiments exposed directly to the space environment.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
International Space Station component
ⓘ
external payload facility ⓘ scientific research platform ⓘ |
| attachedTo | starboard end-cone of Columbus module ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | standard ISS payload adapters ⓘ |
| controlledFrom | Columbus Control Centre Oberpfaffenhofen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Airbus Defence and Space
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
European Space Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environment | vacuum of space ⓘ |
| exposesPayloadsTo |
atomic oxygen
ⓘ
extreme temperature cycles ⓘ microgravity ⓘ solar radiation ⓘ |
| hasHostedPayload |
Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor (ASIM)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space (ACES) NERFINISHED ⓘ European Technology Exposure Facility (EuTEF) NERFINISHED ⓘ Solar Impulse payloads ⓘ Solar Monitoring Observatory (SOLAR) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPayloadSite |
Port Nadir site
ⓘ
Port Zenith site NERFINISHED ⓘ Starboard Nadir site NERFINISHED ⓘ Starboard Zenith site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2008-02-07 ⓘ |
| launchedWith | Columbus laboratory module NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchMission | STS-122 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Space Shuttle Atlantis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInOrbit | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| locatedOn | starboard side of Columbus module ⓘ |
| numberOfPayloadSites | 4 GENERATED ⓘ |
| operator | European Space Agency ⓘ |
| orbits | Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Columbus laboratory module
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
International Space Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provides |
data handling for external payloads
ⓘ
mechanical mounting interfaces ⓘ power to external payloads ⓘ thermal control for external payloads ⓘ |
| purpose |
Earth observation
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expose payloads to space environment ⓘ space science research ⓘ support external scientific experiments ⓘ technology demonstration ⓘ |
| supports | unpressurized payloads ⓘ |
| supportsDiscipline |
Earth observation
ⓘ
astrophysics ⓘ materials science ⓘ solar physics ⓘ space environment monitoring ⓘ |
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