Kristall

 1990-048A

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The 77KST No. 17201 module (Special Module T, TsM-T) was launched on 1990 May 31 and named Kristall. Over the following week, 77KST slowly adjusted its orbit upwards towards the Mir complex, but a thruster problem was discovered and the docking was cancelled 2 hours before the scheduled linkup time. A second approach on Jun 10 was successful, and on Jun 11 the module was transferred to the -Y port, its operational location. 

The 77KST module was 12.5m long and 4.4m diameter; mass was 19500 kg. Also known as the `technological module', it contained materials processing equipment, but its distinctive feature was a dual-port APAS docking section designed to accommodate the Buran shuttle.

Kristall
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1990 May 31	1033:20	Launch by Proton-K	KB
	1035:26?	Stage 1 sep
	1036	Fairing
	1038:55	Stage 2 sep
	1039	Stage 3 burn
	1042:57	Stage 3 MECO T+9:37?
	1043:09	Stage 3 sep (T+9:49?)
1990 May 31	1200		89.91 214 x 325 x 51.6
1990 Jun 1	1200		89.87 212 x 322 x 51.62
1990 Jun 1		Orbit adjust
1990 Jun 2	1430		90.16 212 x 351 x 51.62
1990 Jun 3			90.13 212 x 349 x 51.62
	1700	Orbit adjust	90.99 278 x 367 x 51.60
1990 Jun 5			90.97 277 x 366 x 51.6
	1200	Orbit adjust	91.11 291 x 366 x 51.61
1990 Jun 6		Orbit adjust
	0832	Docking cancelled, thruster problem
		Orbit adjust
1990 Jun 7	0700		91.26 288 x 384 x 51.61
	0804	Orbit adjust
	1200		92.52 380 x 415 x 51.62
1990 Jun 9		Orbit adjust
1990 Jun 10	0634	Rendezvous with Mir
	1047	Docked at Mir -X port
1990 Jun 11		Lyappa arm transfers 77KST to -Y port
1990 Jun 12	2130		92.23 376 x 391 x 51.61
1990 Jun 18			92.21 375 x 390 x 51.61

Payload:

• PGO Priborno?-Gruzovoy Otsek, Cargo module

  • Glazar 2 UV telescope

  • Ainour bio furnace electrophoresis

  • Kseniya sensor

  • Maria 2 particle spectrometer

  • Buket soft gamma spectrometer

  • Krater-V semiconductor production system

  • Crystal growth experiment

  • Korund (10t)

  • Optizon 1 Optical furnace

  • Zona 2 furnace

  • Zona 3

  • Svet salad farm

  • Kristallizator ChSK-1

  • EVA ladder

  • YKTF medical/physical training facility

  • Airlock chamber

• PSO Priborno?-Stikovochniy Otsek, Docking module

  • Androginno-periferinynomu stikovochnomu uzlu modula T

  • Androginno-periferiynum agregatom stikovki (APAS)

  • APAS-89 Buran docking port

  • APAS-80 Extra docking port for Soyuz, modules.

  • Priroda-5 camera SA-20M-1, SA-20-11