Large pressurized container for cargo resupply of the International Space Station
Raffaello
Raffaello being prepared for flight on STS-100
Operator
NASA
Website
NASA MPLM
Mission duration
~2 weeks
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft
Raffaello
Spacecraft type
MPLM
Manufacturer
ASI
Dry mass
4,082 kilograms (8,999 lb)[1]
Orbital parameters
Reference system
Geocentric
Regime
Low Earth
Inclination
51.7°
Berthing
The Raffaello MPLM, also known as MPLM-2, was one of three Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules which were operated by NASA to transfer supplies and equipment to and from the International Space Station. Raffaello was used for four of twelve MPLM flights to the space station, with Leonardo being used for the remainder. It was first launched on 19 April 2001, aboard the STS-100 mission flown by Space ShuttleEndeavour, and made its third flight in July 2005, aboard Discovery on STS-114. Raffaello's final flight was aboard Space ShuttleAtlantis on the STS-135 mission, the last flight of the Space Shuttle.
In April 2023, Raffaello was transferred to Axiom Space to be repurposed and flown as part of the Axiom Orbital Segment.[2]
^"What is MPLM?". NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
^Leinfelder, Andrea (2023-04-27). "NASA's Super Guppy delivers space shuttle module for reuse on Axiom Space's commercial station". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
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