Wednesday, January 31, 1990

Corona 90

  1964-085A


KH-4A Mission 1015 was the 90th flight in the CORONA program. The satellite was launched from Vandenberg by a Thrust Augmented Thor as OPS 3358 and entered a 183 x 410 km x 75 deg orbit. Both SRVs were recovered. The satellite was deactivated from Dec 26 to Dec 28 in the third (and first successful) test of the `zombie' mode, used to protect against weather pattern changes. Imagery included 2 new missile complexes, 8 new launch sites, a new radar site, and coverage of Indonesia, Zaire and Cuba.


KH-4A Mission 1015 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1964 Dec 19  2110:16  Launch by Thor SLV-2A Agena D  V 75-3 Pad 4 
 2111:21  Castor sep (T+1:05) 
 2112:47  Thor MECO (T+2:31) 
 2112:56  Thor VECO (T+2:40) 
 2113:04  Thor sep (T+2:48) 
 2113:08  Agena burn (T+2:52) 
 2117:08  Agena MECO (T+6:52)  90.8 181 x 428 x 74.98 (VCR) 
1964 Dec 20  0109   90.50 187 x 411 x 75.0 
 1745   90.48 176 x 419 x 75.0 
1964 Dec 22  2130  90.46 183 x 410 x 75.0 (RAE) 
1964 Dec 22  2233   90.43 180 x 411 x 75.0 
1964 Dec 24  2318? SRV-1 ejected rev 81 
1964 Dec 24  2355? SRV-1 recovered midair 
1964 Dec 25   Reactivated 
1964 Dec 26   Deactivated after pass 89A 
1964 Dec 28   Reactivated for pass 142D 
1964 Dec 30  2100? SRV-2 ejected rev 175 
1964 Dec 30  2135? SRV-2 recovered midair 
1965 Jan ?   89.8 175 x 337 x 75.0 (SSR Jan 15) 
1965 Jan 4   
1965 Jan 5  0351   89.90 185 x 353 x 75.0 
1965 Jan 12  2130   88.74 166 x 258 x 75.0 (RAE) 
1965 Jan 14  0215   88.17 158 x 210 x 74.9 
1965 Jan 14  2230?  Reentered 

Friday, January 26, 1990

SCORE

  1958-006


The first space communications experiment was SCORE, a small package developed by the US Army Signal Corps under the sponsorship of ARPA. SCORE was an acronym for Signal Communications by Orbital Relay Experiment. The package containing two transmitters for handling voice and teletype messages remained attached to the Atlas 10B rocket, which was also the first Atlas stage to enter orbit. The mass in orbit was 3900 kg, of which 68 kg was the payload, the first built by RCA/East Windsor. A special low drag nose cone and adapter were added. 


SCORE 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1958 Dec 18  2302  Launch by Atlas 10B  CC 

 

2304  BECO 
 2306  SECO T+4:30 
 2306  Orbit insertion  101.5 185 x 1484 x 32.3  
1958 Dec 31   End of transmissions 
1959 Jan 21   Reentered near Midway I 


Thursday, January 25, 1990

Saturn SA-2

  1962-S108


The second Saturn I launch was SA-2, which was launched at 1400 on 1962 Apr 25. The dummy Saturn S-4-2 and S-V-2 carried 86000 kg of water. At an altitude of 105 km at T+162s the rocket was destroyed on command, allowing atmospheric scientists to study the effects of a large disturbance in the atmosphere. The huge cloud of ice crystals rose to an apogee of 161 km. The experiment was called Project High Water.


SA-2 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1962 Apr 25  1400:34  Launch by Saturn C-1 
 1402:23T+1:51 IECO 
 1402:30T+1:57 OECO 57.8 km 1.6735 km/s vrel, 48.18 deg  -6255 x 142 x 29.4  
 1403:15T+2:42 105 km destroyed 
 1406Debris apogee 145 km 
 1410Ice cloud apogee 161 km? 
 1425?Debris impact 

Wednesday, January 24, 1990

Progress 2

 1978-070A


11F615A15 No. 101 (7K-TG No. 101) was launched on 1978 Jul 7 and named Progress-2.


Progress-2 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1978 Jul 7  1126:16  Launch by Soyuz-U  KB 
 1130  Blok I burn 
 1135  Blok I MECO 
 1400  88.67 183 x 235 x 51.62 
 1900   90.08 248 x 309 x 51.63 
1978 Jul 9  0430   90.04 245 x 308 x 51.63 
 1258:59  Docked with Salyut-6 
1978 Jul 29  1900   91.11 327 x 331 x 51.63 
1978 Aug 2  0000   91.05 320 x 332 x 51.63 
 0457:44  Undocked from Salyut-6 DP2 
 2130   91.06 321 x 332 x 51.62 
 2230? Rerendezvous test with Salyut-6 
1978 Aug 4  0131:07  Deorbited  
 0155?Reentry over Pacific 

Tuesday, January 23, 1990

DFH-12

 1982-090A


FSW No. 5 (PRC 10) was launched in Sep 1982 on a 5 day mission. The new spacecraft had a CCD camera as well as the standard film camera. The apogee was reduced by 80 km relative to earlier flights.

A debris object was cataloged as decaying on Sep 11, 2 days after launch, from an 860 km apogee orbit. It may have been a separation motor cover.


FSW 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1982 Sep 9  0719  Launch by CZ2  JQ 
 0721  T+2:10 MECO 
 0721  Stage 2 burn 
 0723?  T+4:02? Stage 2 MECO 
 0726?  Stage 2 VECO 
 0726? CZ-2C sep 90.20 180 x 390 x 63.0 
1982 Sep 11   90C  123 x 860 x 62.2 
1982 Sep 13    89.98 173 x 373 x 62.98 
1982 Sep 14  0554?  Capsule sep  89.74 170 x 355 x 63.0 
 0554?  RV retro 
 0556? Reentry 
 0604  Capsule landed in China
1982 Sep 16    89.43 166 x 326 x 63.0 
1982 Sep 21   Reentered  87.3 127 x 156 x 63.0

Spaceflight: The Records

https://welib.org/md5/11db611444a1fa29417868d40b051e83

Explorer 35

  1967-070A


The second AIMP, AIMP-E (Anchored Interplanetary Monitoring Platform E or Explorer XXXV) was launched at 1419:02 on 1967 Jul 19 by Delta E1 from Cape Kennedy. It featured an improved attitude control system which could have overcome AIMP-D's problems. AIMP-E successfully reached lunar orbit, with an insertion burn at 0919:25 on Jul 22 into a 691.8 min, 2538 x 9429 km x 169 deg orbit (inclination relative to ecliptic plane). The angle between apoapsis, Moon and Sun was initially 304 deg in selenocentric solar ecliptic coords. The Star 13 motor separated by around 1130. The orbit had changed to 712.0 min, 715 x 7760 km x 171.0 deg by 1972. The probe carried on transmitting until 1973 Jun 24.


Explorer 35 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1967 Jul 19  1419:02 Launch by Delta E1  CK 
  T+0:43 SRM 1-3 burnout 
  T+1:10 SRM 1-3 sep 
 1421  T+2:29 Thor S/N 20218 MECO 
 1421  T+2:33 St 1 sep 
 1421  T+2:33 Delta S/N 20217 burn 
  T+3:35 Fairing 
 1427:54 T+8:52 Delta SECO  103.30 155 x 1686 x 29.6 
 1440:59 T+21:57 St 2 sep 
 1441:12 T+22:10 FW4D S/N 00006 burn 30.8s dV=2.929 km/s 
  T+22:41 FW4D burnout  650 x 557687 x 29.34 (TR-1022) 
  T+23:10 Despin St3/SC, Yo weights  
  T+23:25 Deploy solar paddles and mag boom 
  T+24:05 St 3 sep 
  T+24:08 St 3 tumble rockets 
1967 Jul 22  0919:25 LOI Star 13, 23s burn 
 0919:48 Star 13 burnout 
 1130  Star 13 sep 
  (Post MOR 2 estimate)  800 x 7692 x 147.3  

 Lunar orbit 691.8 800 x 7692 x 169.0 
1967 Jul 25  Spin axis orientation 
1972   Lunar orbit712.0 715 x 7760 x 171.0 
1973 Jun 24   End of transmissions 

Saturday, January 20, 1990

Kosmos 606

 1973-084A


The second Oko was Kosmos-606, launched in Nov 1973.


Kosmos-606 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1973 Nov 2  1301:56 Launch by 8K78M  NIIP-53 
  BVGD sep 
  GO sep 
  T+4:46 Blok A sep 
  T+4:56 KhO sep 
  T+8:46 Blok-I MECO 
 1310 T+8:50 Blok-I sep 
  T+1:00? BOZ burn 
 1402?  T+1:00? BOZ sep 
  2BL burn 
  2BL MECO 
 1405?  T+1:03 2BL sep  
1973 Nov 2  0225   709.75 654 x 39303 x 62.9 
1973 Nov 5  0124   709.87 655 x 39308 x 62.9 
1973 Nov   Orbit raise 
1973 Nov 8  0017   717.50 656 x 39684 x 62.9 
1973 Dec 19  0904   717.66 665 x 39683 x 62.8 
1974 Jun   End of operations 
1974 Jun 30    718.77 1002 x 39401 x 62.8 
1977 Jan 29    716.92 2326 x 37986 x 65.2 
1980 Jan 17    718.77 3419 x 36984 x 67.3 
1984 Dec 30    717.03 4765 x 35552 x 67.6 
1989 Dec 4    718.49 2910 x 37479 x 67.7

Thursday, January 18, 1990

Kosmos 1490

 1983-084A


Block 2 Uragan launch, Uragan No. 12L (222).


Kosmos-1490 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1983 Aug 10  1824:26 Launch by Proton  KB 
  T+2:07? Stage 1 sep 
  T+3:18? Fairing sep
  T+5:38? Stage 2 sep 
 1834:06?  T+9:40? Stage 3 MECO  170 x 193 x 51.6  
 1835:19?  T+9:53? Stage 3 sep  
 1941? T+1:17? DM MES-1  404 x 19159 x 52.0  
 2232? DM MES-2   
 2234? DM MECO-2 
 2235? T+4:11? DM sep 676.76 19147 x 19163 x 64.9  
1983 Sep 3   In service 
1983 Nov 26    675.73 19088 x 19171 x 64.8 

Explorer 48

 1972-091A


SAS B was launched at 2213 on 1972 Nov 15 by a Scout D-1 from San Marco. The fourth stage ignited at 2223 and at 2226 the payload released its despin weights and deployed its solar panels. The fourth stage separated at 2232 and Small Astronomical Satellite 2 (Explorer 48) was in a 95.2 min, 444 x 632 km x 1.9 deg orbit. The experiments were activated by Nov 27. SAS 2 operated until 1973 Jun 8.

Mass was 174 kg. Central bus is 0.55m dia, spacecraft is 1.29m high. Span is 3.96m across solar panels.


SAS 2 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1972 Nov 15  2213:46  Launch by Scout  SMLC 
  T+1:23 Stage 2 burn 
  T+2:24 Fairing 
  T+2:25 Stage 3 burn 
  T+3:02 Stage 3 burnout 
  T+9:51 Stage 3 sep 
 2223:42 T+9:56 Stage 4 burn 
 2224:13  T+10:27 Stage 4 burnout 
 2226  T+14:19 Despin weights out 
 2232  T+15:22 Stage 4 sep  95.2 444 x 632 x 1.9  
1972 Nov 27   Operational 
1973 Jun 6   End of active tracking 
1974 Feb    95.2 439 x 612 x 1.9 (SSR) 
1976 Aug 20  Reentry date (RAE) 
1977 Feb    94.6 422 x 573 x 1.9 (SSR) 
1977 Dec    94.6 422 x 574 x 1.9 (SSR) 
1979 Apr 16   reentry date (SPACECOM amended) 
1979 Jun    94.6 422 x 574 x 1.9 (SSR) 
1979 Aug    94.8 433 x 582 x 1.9 (SSR) 
1979 Dec    94.8 433 x 582 x 1.9 (SSR) 
1980 Apr    94.8 433 x 582 x 1.9 (SSR) 
1980 Aug 20  reentry date (SPACECOM original) 

Payload:

  • Spark chamber gamma ray telescope 30-200MeV (GSFC/Fichtel)

Wednesday, January 17, 1990

Kosmos 1791

 1986-086A




Kosmos-1791 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1986 Nov 13  0610:25 Launch by 11K65M  Plesetsk 
  T+2:10 St 1 MECO 
  T+2:12 St 1 sep 
  T+2:12 St 2 burn 59km 
  T+2:27 Fairing sep 76km 
 0618?  T+8:03 St 2 MECO 150 km  150 x 1003? x 83 
  T+1:02:19 St 2 MES2 
  T+1:02:30 St 2 MECO2 
 0713?  T+1:02:50 St 2 sep 
1986 Nov 17    954x1013x82.9 

Kosmos 284

  1969-048A


Zenit-4 No. 62 was launched in May 1969 on an 8 day mission at 51.8 degrees.


Kosmos-284 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1969 May 29  0659:59  Launch by 11A57  KB 
 0704  Blok-I burn 
 0709  Blok-I sep 
1969 May 29  2014   89.53 204 x 298 x 51.8 
1969 Jun 4  1619   89.43 203 x 288 x 51.8 
1969 Jun 4  0726?  Blok-I reentered 
1969 Jun 6  0532?  Retrofire 
 0552?  Landed after 7.95d

Tuesday, January 16, 1990

Ekran 14

 1985-024A


Ekran 28L was launched on 1985 Mar 22 by Proton from Baikonur and stationed at 99E.


Ekran 28 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1985 Mar 22  0500 Launch by Proton K  KB 
 0509  Stage 3 sep 191 x 210 x 51.6 
 0617? DM burn 1  315 x 35589 x 47.6  
 1133? DM burn 2 
 1138? DM sep 
1985 Mar 22    1426.25 35540 x 35646 x 0.5 GEO 91.7E+2.5E 
1985 Mar 27    1435.82 35777 x 35784 x 0.4 GEO 98.0E+0.06E 
1985 May 21    1436.14 35774 x 35799 x 0.3 GEO 99.5E 
1986 Jun 28    1436.18 35774 x 35801 x 0.8 GEO 99.6E 
1987 Apr 12    1436.18 35775 x 35800 x 1.5 GEO 99.7E 
1987 Nov 7    1436.27 35770 x 35809 x 2.0 GEO 99.3E+0.05W

Spaceflight: July 1989

 https://welib.org/md5/ca85c68c7e0faf6ddda4d4c8203c8d21

Wanted - date for Saturday night

https://welib.org/md5/efa67153f06bac70154ea81b4bb1b0c2

Monday, January 15, 1990

Soyuz 17

 1975-001A


The first of the two-seater 11F615A8 versions to fly to a DOS station was 7K-T No. 38, launched on the first mission to DOS 4 in Jan 1975. The crew of the ship, named Soyuz-17, was Aleksey Gubarev and Georgiy Grechko.


Soyuz-17 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1975 Jan 10  2143:37  Launch by Soyuz 11A511  KB 
 2145 Blok BVGD sep 
 2147 Blok A sep 
 2152  Blok I MECO 
 2152  Blok-I sep 
   185 x 249 x 51.6 
1975 Jan 11   Rev 5 burn  293 x 354 x 51.6 
1975 Jan 12    350 x 350 x 51.6 
 0100?  Rendezvous with DOS 4 (Salyut-4) 
 0125  Docked with Salyut-4 
1975 Feb 9  0608  Undocked from Salyut-4 
 0910?  BO sep, 1974-104N 
 1018? Retrofire 
 1021? DO CO 
 1034?  Modules sep 
 1040?  Entry 
 1103:22  Landed   

Sunday, January 14, 1990

Kosmos 1076

 1979-011A


Okean-E No. 1 was the first in the Okean series, designated Kosmos-1076.


Kosmos-1076 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1979 Feb 12  1300 Launch by Tsiklon-3  PL LC32/2 
  T+2:00 St 1 sep 
  T+3:33 GO sep 
  T+4:38 St 2 sep 
  T+5:20 S5M burn 1 
 1306  T+6:48 S5M MECO1 
  T+39:20 BOZ burn 
 1340 T+40:58 S5M burn 2  
 1341 T+41:08 S5M MECO2 
  T+41:38 S5M sep 
1979 Feb 18   97.8 637x664x82.5

Tuesday, January 9, 1990

Guardians : strategic reconnaissance satellites

 https://welib.org/md5/13d9968dc5cd991a0eee80a1a3719e1f

Back To School

 https://welib.org/md5/89a1485b6e27dbdbe39f062e053cf19b

Resurs 39

 1989-063A


Resurs F-2 No. 4 (17F42 No. 4) was the 4th named Resurs F flight.


Resurs F-2 No. 4 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1989 Aug 15  1030  Launch by Soyuz-U  PL LC43/4 
 1038  Blok-I sep  88.61 181 x 229 x 82.3 
1989 Aug 16   Orbit raise 
 1430   89.77 258 x 267 x 82.3 
1989 Aug 20    89.72 256 x 265 x 82.3 
 0230  Orbit trim  89.86 264 x 270 x 82.3 
1989 Aug 30    89.73 259 x 263 x 82.3 
  Orbit trim  89.85 259 x 274 x 82.3 
1989 Sep 8    89.73 253 x 269 x 82.3 
 2130  Orbit trim  89.86 261 x 273 x 82.3 
1989 Sep 13  1430   89.79 258 x 269 x 82.3 
1989 Sep 14   63C-F sep 
   
 0412?  Deorbit 
 0422?  PO sep 
 0432?  Entry  -166 x 259  
 0446?  Landed 

A Touch of Ginger

https://welib.org/md5/3b13810be036aae9ba56820e246dd61f

From the Earth to the Moon and Around the Moon

 https://www.gutenberg.org/files/83/83-0.txt

Monday, January 8, 1990

Kosmos 1742

 1986-033A


Two-tone telemetry; Medium res satellite


Kosmos-1742 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1986 May 14  1240 Launch by Soyuz  PL 
 1244 Blok I burn 
 1248  Blok I MECO 
1986 May 14    90.10 197 x 361 x 72.9 
1986 May 15  0430  Orbit raise  92.27 351 x 419 x 72.9 
1986 May 28    92.28 354 x 418 x 72.9 
1986 May 28    
 0638? Deorbit 
 0648?  PO sep 
 0703?  Entry  
 0720?  Landed 

Wednesday, January 3, 1990

FIRE 2

  1965-U04


FIRE 2  reached 11.327 km/s at -14.75 deg at 121.9km from 800 km. Impact was after 32 min and range was 8250 km.


FIRE 2 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1965 May 22  2155:00  Launch by Atlas 264D  CKAFS LC12 
 2157:14  BECO 
 2159:45  SECO 
 2159:55  Fairing sep 
 2200:02  VECO 
 2200:08  Atlas sep 
 2210:00? Apogee 825 km? vrel = 5.6km/s  -2900 x 825 x 31.2 
 2220:45  Spinup to 158.6 rpm 
 2220:48  VP shell sep 
 2220:51  Antares burn 
 2221:23  Antares burnout 
 2221:49  RP sep 7.00S 17.58W  -234 x -65491 x 32.5  
 2221:56  Reentry, 17.00W 7.38S 11.3 km/s at 121.9 km  -234 x -65491 x 32.5 
 2222:19  Attitude disturbance due to melting calorimeter 
 2222:21  Heat shield 1 sep 
 2222:27  Heat shield 2 sep 
 2222:34  End blackout 
 2227:14  Impact 

Kosmos 560

  1973-031A


Kosmos-560 was launched from Plesetsk in May 1973. It was a Zenit-4M satellite and stayed in orbit for 13 days.


Kosmos-560 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1973 May 23  1030:00  Launch by 11A57 PL  
 1034  Blok-I burn  
 1038  Blok-I sep  
1973 May 24  0230   89.68 203 x 314 x 72.85 (RAE) 
1973 May 24  0244   89.65 202 x 312 x 72.81 
  Lower orbit 
1973 May 24  1311   89.38 176 x 311 x 72.8 
1973 May 25  0700   89.41 181 x 309 x 72.84 (RAE) 
1973 May 26  0227   89.36 179 x 306 x 72.8 
  Raise apogee 
1973 May 27  0217   89.49 175 x 322 x 72.9 
1973 Jun 3  2220   89.43 177 x 315 x 72.8 
1973 Jun 5  
Engine sep 
 0403? Retrofire 
 0413? PO sep 
 0418?  Entry 
 0433? Landed after 12.8d 

Monday, January 1, 1990

STS-41-C (Challenger)

 1984-034A


The STS-13 (41-C) mission took off on 1984 Apr 6. This mission would see the first demonstration of the Shuttle's real potential, with the rescue of the crippled Solar Max satellite.

The first day of flight saw the first few engine burns of the rendezvous sequence, raising the orbit to 463 km altitude. On Apr 7 the RMS arm was used to deploy the Long Duration Exposure Facility. The rendezvous operation resumed on Apr 8, and by 1417 the Orbiter was only 80m from Solar Max. Nelson and Van Hoften emerged from the airlock. At 1435 the Orbiter was stationkeeping with Solar Max, and at 1502 MMU was checked out, with Nelson beginning his free flight at about 1510. He started to translate towards SMM at 1517, and attempted to dock his T-PAD device to the satellite at 1532:15, but the latches failed to engage. Further attempted dockings at 1533:51 and 1535:06 also failed, and it later turned out that the design of the docking fixture on the satellite was incorrect. At 1538.45 Nelson grabbed SMM's solar panel, but this just sent the satellite into a tumble, and at 1543:20 the attempt to dock with the satellite was abandoned. An initial attempt to capture the satellite with the RMS arm was also fruitless and was called off at 1623. Nelson and Van Hoften returned to the airlock and closed the hatch at 1650; the airlock was repressurized at 1709 after 2h 59m, and Challenger moved away from Solar Max. By Apr 10 ground controllers had brought the satellite back under control and Challenger moved in for another try with the RMS arm. This time T.J. Hart successfully moved the arm in to grapple the docking fixture and Solar Max was captured. Within an hour it had been moved down to be firmly latched onto the Flight Support Structure (FSS) in the payload bay.

The second EVA began at 0837 on Apr 11, with the hatch opening at 0919. Ten minutes later Nelson and Van Hoften begain repair work on SMM, installing the new attitude control module and making other adjustments. After the repairs were complete, Van Hoften had the opportunity to take MMU-3 for a test flight, from 1318 to around 1500. The hatch was closed around 1515 and the airlock was repressurized at 1555 after 7h 7min. The crew delayed repress until SMM was unberthed. The RMS held it above the Shuttle overnight. At 0926 on Apr 12 SMM was released into orbit and the astronauts prepared to return to Earth. The planned KSC landing was cancelled, and the deorbit burn at 1229 set them on course for Edwards. Landing at 1338 was on runway 17.


STS 41-C 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1984 Feb 11  2000   OPF/2 
1984 Mar 14    VAB/3 
1984 Mar 18   Mate  VAB/3 
1984 Mar 19   Rollout  LC39A 
1984 Apr 6  1358:00  Launch  LC39A 
 1400:06  SRB sep, 51.6 km 
 1406:31  MECO at 110.0 km  89.76 59 x 466  
 1406:49  ET sep at 112.8 km  89.81 65 x 463 x 28.5 
   
 1440:54  OMS-2 (1:35) 45.3m/s   
 1442:29  OMS-2 CO  91.36 218 x 464 x 28.51 
 1520  ET reentry over Hawaii 
 1526  PLBD open 
 1915:57 OMS-3 NC-1 (RH 14s) 3m/s 
 1957   91.49 229 x 465 x 28.51 
 2055:35s OMS-4 NPC (LH 12s) 3m/s  
1984 Apr 7  0453   91.49 230 x 464 x 28.5 
 1250:07  OMS-5 NH-1 (RH 15s) 3m/s  
 1248   91.63 231 x 477 x 28.5 
 1334:51  OMS-6 NSR (144s) 70.4m/s  
 1335   94.16 476 x 478 x 28.5 
1984 Apr 7  1430  RMS grapple LDEF 
 1445? Unberth LDEF 
 1500? Reberth LDEF 
 1510? Unberth LDEF 
 1719:27  RMS deploy LDEF 
 1719 Sep at 0.3m/s 
 2138:00 RCS NC2 phasing 0.5m/s 7s 
1984 Apr 8  0741   94.20 477 x 481 x 28.51 
1984 Apr 8  1011:38  OMS-7 NH-2 (RH 16s) 4m/s  
 1058:54 RCS NC3 0.3m/s 
 1145?  32 km range 
 1233:19  OMS-8 TI (LH 13s) 3m/s  
 1233   94.51 492 x 497 x 28.5 
 1328:54  MC2  
 1350  Range to SMM 400m 
 1357  430m to SMM, p = 6psi 
 1410? EVA-1 depress 
 1417  Range to SMM 80m 
 1418  EVA-1 HO 
 1419  EMUs to battery power
 1425  Egress complete 
 1430  Removing MMU launch bolts 
 1435  Rendezvous with SMM 
 1440  Range 60 m 
 1502  MMU 2 checkout 42min 
 1510  MMU 2 in free flight  
 1517  MMU 2 toward SMM 
 1532:15  Failed to dock with SMM  94.54 495 x 497 x 28.5 
 1533:51  Failed to dock with SMM 
 1535:06  Failed to dock with SMM 
 1538:45  Manual contact with SMM solar panels 
 1544  Returned to bay 
 1623  RMS capture attempt abandoned 
 1648  Sep burn 0.3m/s 
 1702? Ingress Van Hoften 
 1703?  Ingress Nelson 

 

1709  HC 
 1709  Airlock repress 
 1715  EVA-1 ends (MR) 
  RCS sep 
1984 Apr 9  0701:55 RCS NC3 stop sep, 0.8m/s 97565kg 94.52 493 x 497 x 28.5 
1984 Apr 9  1828:00  RCS 9s 0.7m/s 95908 kg 
1984 Apr 10  0838:05  OMS-9 NC-3A (RH 8s) 2m/s  
 1048  RCS 4s NCC 94.45 485 x 498 x 28.5 
 1147:03  OMS-10 TI-2 (LH 6s) 2m/s  
 1253  Range to SMM 500m  94.54 495 x 497 x 28.5  
 1301  Range to SMM 240m 
 1340  Begin final approach at 60m 
 1348  At 30m 
 1352  RMS in motion 
 1352:20  RMS grapple SMM 
 1358  Crew report SMM captured 
 1450  RMS berth SMM 
 1500? RMS ungrapple SMM 
 1520  SMM on orbiter power 
1984 Apr 11  0816?  RCS burn 0.3m/s 
 0837  EVA-2 begin (begin depress?) 
 0848? Depress 
 0858  EVA-2 begin (battery, MR) 
 0900? HO 
 0911  Egress 
 0920  VH working with MFR 
 0945Repair of SMM 
 1000?  Removed old ACS 
 1005?  Install on FSS 
 1020?New ACS removed from FSS 
 1030? Install new ACS on SMM 
 1035? Install XRP freon vent baffle 
 1130  Working on wiring 
 1144  Removed MEB (main elec box) 
 1207  Installing new MEB 
 1230?  MEB installed 
 1250?SMM inspections 
 1330? VH off arm 
 1340?   94.54 494 x 497 x 28.5 
 1347?  Nelson loses trash bag with MEB screws 
1984 Apr 11  1405? MMU 3 test flight 
 1410?  MMU 3 test flight 28min VH 
 1438  MMU 3 complete flight 
 1446  MMU closed up 
 1453  Ingress VH 
 1505  Nelson removes star tracker cover 
 1514  EVA-2 end (MR) 
 1515  EVA-2 HC
 1544  Rotate SMM 
 1546? Grapple SMM 
 1552? RMS unberth SMM 
 1555  EVA-2 repress at 7:07 dp/rp 
1984 Apr 12  0926:29  RMS deploy SMM 
1984 Apr 13  0847PLBD closed  94.52 494 x 496 x 28.5 
 1229:30 OMS DO (243s) 140.5m/s  
 1233:33  OMS DO CO  12? x 494 x 28.5 
 1307:52  Entry 
 1338:07  Landing  RW17 EAFB 
 1338:23  NGTD 
 1338:55  Wheels stop 
1984 Apr 17  1355SCA 905  EAFB 
 1900SCA 905  Kelly AFB TX 
1984 Apr 18  1506SCA 905  KSC SLF 

1955 OPF/2

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