Vessel ID System (Vessel_ID_System)
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Experiment/Payload Overview
Information provided courtesy of the Erasmus Experiment Archive.
Brief Summary
Vessel ID System demonstrates the capability of a simple EVA compatible mechanism to accommodate small passive equipment and payloads on the ISS modules and demonstrate the space-based identification capability of maritime vessels.
Principal Investigator
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Payload Developer
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Sponsoring Space Agency
European Space Agency (ESA)
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ISS Expedition Duration:
March 2010 - October 2013
Expeditions Assigned
23/24, 25/26, 27/28, 29/30, 31/32, 33/34, 35/36
Previous ISS Missions
Vessel ID System operations were first scheduled to operate on ISS Increment 21/22.
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Experiment/Payload Description
Research Summary
- The Vessel ID System investigation consists of a simple EVA compatible mechanism to accommodate small passive equipment payloads on the ISS modules equipped with standard EVA handrails, known as Grappling Adaptor to On-Orbit Railing (GATOR).
- The Vessel ID System also consists of a ship and shore broadcast system which operates in the VHF maritime band, known as the Automatic Identification System (AIS). AIS will demonstrate the space-based identification capability of maritime vessels.
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Applications
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Earth Applications
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Operations
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