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Columbus external payload facility [1 record]

Record 1 2004-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

The Columbus External Payload Facility (CEPF) is a set of structures added to the starboard end-cone of the Columbus module intended to carry four payload adapters mechanically similar to those used in the NASA ExPRESS Pallet (ExP) programme [RD 2]. Unlike the ExP, the CEPF provides one adapter location that normally points to notional zenith, one oriented to notional nadir, and two to starboard.

OBS

In summary, the CEPF provides suitable interfaces for a small sized remote sensing instrument, either internally pointed/stabilised, or tolerating large excursions around a nominal direction. Large fields of view can be accommodated. The ground track pattern is not optimised for localised studies, nor repeatable on the long term due to altitude variations.

OBS

Columbus external payload facility; CEPF: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
OBS

Dans la perspective d'une telle évolution future, il [cône arrière] pourrait aussi recevoir divers points d'accrochage nécessaires au raccordement d'une plate-forme de charge utile extérieure.

OBS

plateforme de charge utile extérieure de Columbus; CEPF : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Key term(s)
  • plate-forme de charge utile extérieure de Columbus
  • plate-forme CEPF

Spanish

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