&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Genesis_rendering.jpg) Artist rendering of Genesis II | |
| Mission type | Experimental uncrewed space station |
|---|---|
| Operator | Bigelow Aerospace |
| COSPAR ID | 2007-028A |
| SATCAT no. | 31789 |
| Mission duration | 6 months (planned) 2.5 years (achieved) 17 years and 2 days (in orbit) [1] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Space station |
| Spacecraft type | Genesis |
| Manufacturer | Bigelow Aerospace |
| Launch mass | 1,360 kg (3,000 lb) [2] |
| Dimensions | 4.40 m (14.4 ft) of long 2.54 m (8 ft 4 in) of diameter 11.50 m3 (406 cu ft) of volume 51.70 kPa (7.498 psi) of pressure [3] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 28 June 2007, 15:02:20 UTC |
| Rocket | Dnepr |
| Launch site | Dombarovsky, Russia |
| Contractor | Yuzhmash |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[4] |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 446 km (277 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 512 km (318 mi) |
| Inclination | 64.5° |
| Period | 94.92 minutes |
Genesis program | |
Genesis II is the second experimental space habitat designed and built by the private American firm Bigelow Aerospace, launched in 2007. As the second module sent into orbit by the company, this spacecraft built on the data and experience gleaned from its previously orbited sister-ship Genesis I. Like its sister-ship and other modules being designed by Bigelow Aerospace, this spacecraft was based on the NASA TransHab design, which provided increased interior volume and reduced launch diameter along with potentially reduced mass compared to traditional rigid structures.
Genesis II was "retired" when its avionics systems stopped working after two and a half years, thus becoming a derelict spacecraft. As of 2024, the spacecraft remains in orbit.[4]
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