Kvant 2

 1989-093A

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The D (Dooznasheniye) module, 77KSD or Kvant-2, was launched in Nov 1989. The 23500 kg spacecraft was 14m long and 4.1m in diameter.

Kvant-2
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1989 Nov 26	1301:41	Launch by Proton-K	KB
	1303	Stage 1 sep
	1304	Fairing
	1306	St 2 sep
	1311	St 3 MECO
	1311	St 3 sep
	1330	Solar panel failed to extend
	1800		89.88 214 x 321 x 51.6
1989 Nov 29			89.77 210 x 316 x 51.6
		Orbit adjust
	1700		91.89 339 x 394 x 51.6
1989 Dec 1	0930		91.93 338 x 399 x 51.6
		Orbit adjust
1989 Dec 2	0700		91.97 338 x 403 x 51.6
	1125	Rendezvous with Mir failed at 20km
	1430		92.24 371 x 397 x 51.6
1989 Dec 3			92.23 369 x 398 x 51.6
	0938	Orbit adjust
	1200		92.49 391 x 401 x 51.6
1989 Dec 5			92.48 390 x 401 x 51.6
1989 Dec 5	0801	Orbit adjust
			92.67 397 x 412 x 51.6
1989 Dec 6	1222	Docked with Mir -X
	1900		92.48 394 x 398 x 51.6
1989 Dec 8	0719:04	Transferred to +Y
1989 Dec 9	2130		92.47 393 x 397 x 51.6

Payload:

• PGO Priborno?-Gruzovoy Otsek

  • Stabilization gyrodynes (6)

  • Shower, sink

  • Volna 2 fluid physics experiment (fuel tank design)

  • Epsilon Thermal protection experiment

  • Inkubator 2 Quail incubator experiment

  • MMK-1 micrometeorite expt

• PNO Pr.-Nauchniy Otsek

  • MKF-6MA Spectrophotometric camera

  • Animal chamber

  • Trek radiation detector

  • KAP-350 Earth viewing camera

  • ASP-G-M Czech Earth-viewing rotary platform:

  • ITS7D IR spectrometer

  • ARIZ X-ray instrument

  • MKS-M Spectrometer

  • TV cameras

  • Phasa radiation experiment

  • Ferrit materials exposure package 

  • Danko biophysical experiment

• ShSO Airlock module

  • EVA Airlock, 3m hatch

  • SPK EVA Manoeuvring unit

  • Orlan-DMA EVA suits