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Instrument-service module

The aft section carries the main engine, propellant, manoeuvring thrusters, power supply and control systems. Solar arrays extend from its sides. Like the orbital module, it is jettisoned before return and burns up in the atmosphere.

Umístěnízáď lodi
Obsahujemotor, palivo, energii
Energiesolární panely
Návrat na Zemine (shoří)
DID YOU KNOW?The service module's solar arrays power the ship — which is why Soyuz can wait docked to a station for many months in orbit.
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