Sunday, April 24, 2005

STS-31 (Discovery)

 1990-037A


STS-31 (STS-31R in KSC's nomenclature) deployed the Hubble Space Telescope.


STS-31 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1990 Mar 5   Tow to VAB 
1990 Mar 6   ET mate 
1990 Mar 16   Rollout  LC39B 
1990 Apr 10  1243  Scrub T-4min 
1990 Apr 24  1233:51  Launch from LC39B 
 1235:57  SRB sep 
 1242:21  MECO  91.05 50 x 602 (PK) 
   91.16 52 x 611 (OMS dV) 
   91.54 89 x 611 (STSMR) 
 1242:39  ET sep   
 1316:27  OMS-2 5:05 151.4m/s  
 1321:32  OMS-2 CO  96.61 580 x 611 x 28.5 
 1401  PLBD open 
 1540?  RMS powerup 
 1700?  HST photo survey 
 1719  Cabin pressure to 10.2psi 
 1943:05  RCS circ 2:17, 10m/s  97.02 612 x 619 x 28.5 
1990 Apr 25  1045  RMS powered up 
 1106  RMS grapple HST 
 1142PRLA release 
 1237  HST on internal power 
 1240  HST umbilical disconnect 
 1249HST unberth  
 1325HST at low hover 
 1345HST at high hover 
 1400   97.03 612 x 620 x 28.5 
 1425?  Solar array deploy 
 1453? Solar array arm deploy complete 
 1627? Solar array blankets deploy 
 1659? Solar array blankets deploy, halted 
 1719 Aperture door latch released 
 1840  Go for EVA depress 
 1904  Solar array blankets deploy complete 
 1904  EVA depress halted at 5psi 
 1919  Go for release 
 1937:51  HST released  
 1938:20  RCS sep-1 
 1940  EVA cancelled 
 1948  Stowing RMS 
 1958:28 RCS sep-2 
 2002  RMS stowed 
1990 Apr 26  0939  RCS burn, lower orbit  97.03 612 x 620 x 28.5  
 1027  RCS, maintain 78 km behind HST  611 x 619 x 28.5 
  DTO-0816 grav grad attitude tests 
 2120  RCS, maintain 100km and close 
1990 Apr 27  0441?  RCS NC3, maintain 74 km  97.02 611 x 620 x 28.5 
  Prepare for possible EVA for aperture door 
  EVA not needed 
 1730  Raise pressure to 14.7psi 
 1905  RCS sep  96.96 608 x 616 x 28.5 
1990 Apr 28  1124   96.95 608 x 616 x 28.5 
1990 Apr 29  0925PLBD closed  96.96 608 x 617 x 28.5 
 1237:26  OMS DO (4:51) 174m/s  
 1242:27  OMS DO CO 
 1319:29  Entry 
 1349:56  Landed RW22 EAFB 
 1350:11  NGTD 
 1350:59  Wheels stop 
1990 May 6  1245SCA takeoff  EAFB 
 1700SCA landing  Kelly AFB TX 
 1920SCA takeoff 
 2130
SCA landing  Warner-Robbins ALC 
1990 May 7  1200SCA takeoff 
 1545SCA landing  KSC SLF 
 1800Tow to OPF 

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