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interorbit communication system [1 record]

Record 1 2004-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

... the JEM-EF provides a total of l2 attachment ports called Exposed Facility Units (EFUs) to which space-exposed hardware may be mated using a standard Payload Interface Unit (PIU). ... A total of 10 EFUs available for User payloads, the other two being allocated to the ELM-ES, which transports payloads to orbit and stores them when they are not active, and the Interorbit Communication System (ICS).

OBS

interorbit communication system; ICS: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
OBS

système de communication interorbital; ICS : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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