The Raffaello MPLM, also known as MPLM-2, was one of three Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules which were operated by NASA to transfer supplies and equipment to and from the International Space Station. Raffaello was used for four of twelve MPLM flights to the space station, with Leonardo being used for the remainder. It was first launched on 19 April 2001, aboard the STS-100 mission flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour, and made its third flight in July 2005, aboard Discovery on STS-114. Raffaello's final flight was aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis on the STS-135 mission, the last flight of the Space Shuttle. As of June 2015, it is now being stored at the Kennedy Space Center.

Raffaello

Raffaello being prepared for flight on STS-100
Operator	NASA
COSPAR ID
Website	NASA MPLM
Mission duration	~2 weeks
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	Raffaello
Spacecraft type	MPLM
Manufacturer	ASI
Dry mass	4,082 kilograms (8,999 lb)[1]
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth
Inclination	51.7°
Berthing

Construction

Like the other Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules, Raffaello was constructed by the Italian Space Agency, who chose to name it after the painter and architect Raffaello Sanzio.[1] The module was constructed in the late 1990s, and delivered to NASA at the Kennedy Space Center in August 1999.[2]

Flights

See also

• Permanent Multipurpose Module
• Leonardo MPLM

References