Characteristics

Vehicle: The International Space Station

Estimated launch date: 2007

Mission lifetime: 4 years

Payload mass: 5900 kg

Power: 850 Watts (normal operation)

Average data rate: 250 kbps, 3 GB/day (4 GB storage)

Volume: ~2 m x 2 m x 3 m including ISS interface

Instrument Capabilities

High-energy range: E <= 10¹⁵ eV

Charge (Z) range for high-energy: 1 <= Z <= 28

Energy resolution (at the knee): sigma_E < 50%

Charge resolution: sigma_Z < 0.2