Russian Orbital Service Station

Russian Orbital Service Station
Российская орбитальная станция
Previously planned layout of ROS from 2017–2025
Station statistics
Crew3 or more
Launch2027–2035 (planned)
Carrier rocketAngara A5
Launch padVostochny Cosmodrome Site 1A
Orbital inclination51.6°
Typical orbit altitude400 km (planned)
External images
First stage vision 2025-2030
Second stage vision 2030-2035

The Russian Orbital Service Station (Russian: Российская орбитальная станция, Rossiyskaya orbital'naya stantsiya) (ROS, Russian: РОС) is a proposed Russian orbital space station scheduled to begin construction in 2027. Initially an evolution of the Orbital Piloted Assembly and Experiment Complex (OPSEK) concept, ROS developed into plans for a new standalone Russian space station built from scratch without modules from the Russian Orbital Segment of the ISS. However on December 2025, Oleg Orlov announced that ROS will once again be assembled as part of the ISS, and will be separated from the rest of the station shortly before it is scheduled to be deorbited by 2030.