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Other Designations: Astrophysics Module. Part of: Kvant. Class: Manned. Type: Space station module. Purpose: Space station module astrophysics.

Equipment: - Pulsar X-1: 5 gamma ray telescopes for 20-800 kev range with 3 deg field of view - Roentgen X-ray observatory - Glazar UV telescope 1150-1350 angstrom range - Unnamed 20-1300 kev range instrument with 180 deg field of view GSPS spectrometer with 3 degree field of view, 1-100 kev range - Hexe, 1.6 degree field of view, 15-200 kev range - TTM coded mask telescope with 2-20 kev range, 7 degree field of view - Phoswich 15-250 kev X-ray spectrometer

Length: 5.80 m (19.00 ft). Basic Diameter: 4.15 m (13.61 ft). Maximum Diameter: 4.15 m (13.61 ft). Habitable Volume: 40.00 m3. Mass: 10,600 kg (23,300 lb). Payload: 4,100 kg (9,000 lb). Electrical System: Solar cells.


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