Short Name: Bart

Facility Description

The facility accommodates up to 12 standard payloads sites. Located on the front side of the Columbus module (leading edge of the velocity vector of the ISS), with some of the best fields of view in Ram, Zenith and Nadir directions (see figure). The max payload mass can be up to 450kg. Power capabilities are from 0 to 800W. Communications: UP & DOWNLINK Near – Real – Time (delay < 1 sec)

Current Status: Onboard

Availability: Full time availability. Please contact the facility manager.

ISS Environment: External

Owner: Airbus US Space & Defense

Operator/Implementation Partner:
Airbus US Space & Defense

Developer(s):
Airbus US Space & Defense

Facility Manager:
Carl Kuehnel
Airbus US Space & Defense

Manager Email:
carl.kuehnel@airbus.com

Parent Facility:

Child Facility:

Sponsoring Space Agency: NASA; ESA

Equipment Category: Capability

Additional Information:

Bartolomeo on NASA’s SSRE

Bartolomeo