StarLab One
| STARSHIP CLASS | |
| |
| StarLab One | |
|---|---|
| Orbital Laboratory | |
| Affiliation | Russia/United States |
| Completed | 1 |
| Projected Lifespan | 15 years |
| Dimensions | |
| Mass | 179 mt |
| Length | 26.2 m |
| Beam | 42.8 m |
| Height | 38.0 m |
| Characteristics | |
| Crew | 4 |
| Auxiliary Craft | 1 emergency capsule |
| Combat Ratings | |
| Size | 3 |
| Background | |
| Costs (RPs) | 209 / 10.45 (1988: 10.75) |
StarLab One came about due to diplomatic efforts to reduce Cold War-era tensions through shared scientific endeavors. The recent end of the US Skylab mission, coupled with the Russian intent to create a competing orbital station, provided the means to marry similar efforts.
Negotiations and designs began in 1978, with the launch of the initial components (from both Baikonur Cosmodrome and Kennedy Space Center) in 1981. The first manned mission--and operational use--of StarLab One began early in 1982. The costs of the station were equally shared between the two nations.
Initial Flight Configuration
Mass: 179 tons
- Size: 3 (11 for design)
- Length: 26.2 m
- Beam: 42.8 m
- Height: 38.0 m
- Maximum SU: 601
- Utilized SU: 474
- SU Mass: 0.3 mt (0.3 mt specifically)
Hull (90 SU)
- Outer Hull/Primary Structure: 44 SU
- Inner Hull/Secondary Structure: 44 SU
- Resistance: 2 (free)
Personnel Systems (161 SU)
- Crew: 4
- Passengers: n/a
- Crew Quarters: 1 SU
- 8 Zero-G alcoves
- Basic Life Support: 44 SU
- Reserve Life Support: 22 SU
- Emergency Life Support: n/a
- Gravity: n/a
- Consumables: 1 year (22 SU)
- Food Processor System: Food Stores (2 SU)
- Industrial Fabrication Units: n/a
- Medical Systems: n/a
- Recreation Facilities: Rating 1 (3 SU)
- Personnel Transport: n/a
- Fire Suppression: 11 SU
- Cargo: 16.5 mt total
- descriptions (55 SU)
- Escape Pods: 1 (1 SU)
Note: Exercise equipment/galley are abbreviated versions, hence less SUs than rated.
Propulsion Systems (17 SU)
- Warp Propulsion System: n/a
- Impulse Propulsion System: n/a
- Reaction Control System:
- Primary RCS: 11 SU
- Auxiliary RCS: 6 SU
Power Systems (113 SU)
- Solar Power Systems: 8 SU
- Battery Power Systems: 33 SU
- Emergency Power: Back-up battery system (17 SU)
- Electroplasma System: Pre-warp (55 SU)
Operations Systems (81 SU)
- Operations Center: 6 SU
- Auxiliary Control Room: n/a
- Computers: 3 cores (17 SU, 16.5 SU specifically, 5.5 each)
- Optical Data Networks: 33 SU
- Navigational Deflector: n/a
- Sensor Systems:
- Long-Range Sensors: Pre-Warp, Class 1 (3 SU)
- Lateral Sensors: Class 0, Standard (2 SU)
- Navigational Sensors: n/a
- Flight Control Systems:
- Autopilot: n/a
- Navigational Computers: n/a
- Back-up: n/a
- Attitude Control: 3 SU (2.75 SU specifically)
- Communication Systems: Type 1 (1 SU)
- Security Systems: n/a
- Anti-Intruder System: n/a
- Science Systems: Rating 1 (16 SU)
Tactical Systems
- Beam Weapons: n/a
- Missile Weapons: n/a
- Threat Assessment/Tracking/Targeting System: n/a
- Hull Plating: n/a
Auxiliary Spacecraft Systems (12 SU)
- Shuttlebays: 6 craft connections (12 SU)