1990-002A
The STS-32R mission was launched on 1990 Jan 9. The Syncom IV-5 satellite was deployed on Jan 10. From Jan 9 to Jan 12 the slow rendezvous with LDEF was carried out, with the TI (Terminal phase Initiation) burn at 1216 on Jan 12. Radar issues during the approach led to an NCC burn 1m/s too high and the TI burn point was off by 9 km, leading to final approach at a higher relative velocity than expected. Nevertheless, the crew were able to brake Columbia to a stop on the -R-bar above LDEF at the targeted time.
Dunbar grappled LDEF with the RMS arm at 1516. LDEF was kept on the arm while a photo survey of the satellite was made. At 1910 the survey was complete and LDEF was moved down into the payload bay. It was finally berthed at 2040. On Jan 13 Marsha Ivins carried out tests on the RMS arm. DTO 636 involved testing the `direct drive' mode. The RMS was also used to inspect a tile on one of the elevons. The next day David Low used the arm to survey the port wing, and on Jan 15 Dunbar completed the tests with a survey of the OMS pod and tail.
The landing was scheduled for Jan 19, but was postponed due to fog at Edwards. The OMS engines ignited at 0830 on Jan 20 for their longest burn ever, a 149 m/s deorbit burn with an out-of-plane component of 51 degrees. Columbia touched down at Edwards on concrete runway 22 at 0935.
| STS-32R | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 Nov 16 | Rollover | VAB | |
| 1989 Nov 28 | Rollout | LC39A | |
| 1990 Jan 9 | 1235:00 | Launch | LC39A |
| 1237:05 | SRB sep | ||
| 1243:33 | MECO | 88.55 62 x 344 x 28.5 (PK) | |
| 1243:51 | ET sep | 88.74 67 x 356 x 28.5 (OMS dV) | |
| 1315:26 | OMS 2 (2:20) 66m/s | 91.02 292 x 357 x 28.50 | |
| 1317:46 | OMS-2 CO | ||
| 1415 | PLBD open | ||
| 1957 | NPC (RCS plane change) | 91.04 293 x 358 x 28.50 | |
| 1990 Jan 10 | 0900:17 | NC2 (OMS 3 R raise perigee) 9s | 91.11 300 x 357 x 28.49 |
| 1318:09 | Syncom IV F-5 deploy | ||
| 1333:37 | OMS 4 R sep burn 21s | 91.30 318 x 357 x 28.5 | |
| 1630? | RCS mv? | ||
| 1723:13 | NH-1 (OMS 5 L phasing) 21s | 91.10 318 x 338 x 28.49 | |
| 1990 Jan 11 | 0515? | 91.10 318 x 338 x 28.49 | |
| 1437:42 | OMS-6 L 9s (NSR coelliptic) | 320 x 333 x 28.5 | |
| 1514:14 | OMS-7 R 11s | ||
| 1718 | NC4, RCS phase adjust | 91.15 328 x 332 x 28.5 | |
| 1990 Jan 12 | 0840 | NH2 height adjust | |
| 0915 | NC5 approach burn | ||
| 1040 | Radar on | ||
| 1115 | NCC burn | ||
| 1216 | TI burn | 91.17 328 x 334 x 28.49 | |
| 1330 | RMS in position | ||
| 1430 | Range to LDEF 120m | ||
| 1516:05 | RMS grapple LDEF | 91.22 327 x 340 x 28.50 | |
| 1910 | RMS prep to berth LDEF | ||
| 2040 | RMS berth LDEF | ||
| 2049 | LDEF berthed and latched | ||
| 2105 | RMS ungrapple LDEF | ||
| 1990 Jan 13 | 0530? | 91.20 331 x 335 x 28.5 | |
| 1430? | RMS tests | ||
| 1990 Jan 15 | 91.17 330 x 333 x 28.50 | ||
| 1990 Jan 16 | 91.14 329 x 331 x 28.50 | ||
| 1990 Jan 18 | Erroneous thruster firings, manual spin recovery | ||
| 1990 Jan 20 | 0830:22 | OMS deorbit 5:00 149.3m/s | 91.10 327 x 329 x 28.5 |
| 51 deg out of plane (94.0 116.0) | |||
| 0835:22 | OMS DO CO | 14 x 328 x 29.0 | |
| -165 x 328 x 28.5 | ||
| 0904:26 | Entry | ||
| 0935 | Gear down | ||
| 0935:36 | Landing | RW22 EAFB | |
| 0935:52 | NGTD | ||
| 0936:38 | Wheels stop | ||
| 1990 Jan 25 | 0830 | SCA | Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ |
| 1990 Jan 25 | 1400 | SCA | Kelly AFB, TX |
| 1990 Jan 26 | 1130 | SCA | Eglin AFB, FL |
| 1990 Jan 26 | 1315 | SCA | KSC SLF |
| 1990 Jan 26 | 1700 | OPF/1 | |
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