Vladimir Solovyov, General Designer for Manned Space Systems at RSC Energia, stated that the Russian Orbital Station (ROS), which will begin deployment in 2027, will surpass the International Space Station (ISS). He said this at the "Science on the ISS" conference.
ROS will accumulate 54 kW of energy compared to 30 kW on the ISS. The data transfer rate to Earth will be 300 Mbit/s (100 Mbit/s on the ISS). In addition, the fuel reserve on ROS will be at the level of 9.1 thousand kg against 6.7 kg in the domestic segment of the ISS.
Russian developers have chosen an orbit with an inclination of 96.8º to the equator for the future station, which will provide a complete overview of Russia and the entire Earth, as well as the ability to launch and land spacecraft from Russian territory.
According to Solovyov, the ROS creation project is already ready and has been sent to the Russian Cabinet for approval. Its implementation will require about 609 billion rubles.
RSC Energia specialists can start work in 2024. The main four modules are planned to be deployed by 2030, and two years later, two more modules will be added.
Earlier, a detailed model of ROS was presented at Dubai Airshow 2023. The stand with the orbital station attracted visitors to the exhibition.
