Saturday, December 25, 1999

STS-61 (Endeavour)

 1993-075A


The first HST Servicing Mission was launched on 1993 Dec 2. The astronauts reported tally-ho (visual sighting of the target) at 0746 on Dec 4.  The EVA-2 repress was halted at 0.8 psi for 4 minutes and depressurized again to clear KT's ears. A slow repress began at 6h45m into the EVA and by 1017 the pressure reached 4.5psi, 6h 52m into the EVA (the official EVA time was 6h36m). Cabin pressure was reached at 1022.


STS-61 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1993 Oct 21   Tow to VAB  
1993 Oct 22   ET mate  VAB/1 
1993 Oct 28   Rollout  LC39A 
1993 Nov 15   Pad transfer  LC39B 
1993 Dec 2  0927:00  Launch  
 0929:06  SRB sep 
 0935:32  MECO  90.81 58 x 569 x 28.5 
 0935:51  ET sep 
 1010:30  OMS-2 3:21 99m/s 94.33 401 x 570 x 28.47 
 1013:51  OMS-2 CO 
 1057  PBD open 
 1454:28  NC1 (OMS-3 59s) 30m/s  95.40 504 x 570 x 28.5  
1993 Dec 3  0414   95.45 509 x 570 x 28.5 
 0927  RMS uncradle 
 1100  (HST ap. door closed) 
 1230  RMS cradle 
 1310:59  NSR (OMS-4 30s) 15m/s  559 x 572 x 28.5  
 1344:14  NC2 (OMS-5L 17s) 4m/s  561 x 587 x 28.5  
1993 Dec 4  0234  NH   
 0322:30  NC3 (OMS-6R 15s) 4m/s  96.39 579 x 592 x 28.5 
 0403:52  NPC (RCS 5s)   
 0532  Radar lock on HST 
 0535  NCC (RCS 12s)  
 0635:02  TI  
 0657  RMS uncradle 
 0715?  MCC-1 
 0729  MCC-2 (RCS 2s) 
 0738  MCC-3 (RCS 2s)  
 0749  MCC-4 (RCS 2s)  96.45 585 x 591 x 28.5  
 0753  HST to capture attitude 
 0755  Braking 
 0830  Range 30 m 
 0846:56  RMS grapple HST 
 0924:30  HST berthed on FSS/BAPS 
 0926  HST latched 
 0932  HST on umbilical 
 0935  RMS ungrapple HST 
 1000  HST on external power  96.45 585 x 592 x 28.5 
1993 Dec 5  0329  HST SA I slew horizontal 
 0329  EVA-1 begin depress 
 0335:20  Resume depress from 5psi 
 0338:40  Complete depress 
 0342:09  Hatch open 
 0344:26  EMU on battery power
 0351  Egress 
 0404  RMS grapple MFR 
 0410  EV-1 ingress MFR 
 0433  Opening HST for RSU work 
 0517  Replace first RSU 
 0541  Begin replacing second RSU 
 0554  Second RSU change complete 
 0610  Problems with HST bay door closing 
 0734  Replacing ECUs 
 1030  Completed ECU and door closing work 
 1113  SA I slew horizontal 
 1122  EV-1 egress MFR 
 1123  HST pivot/rotate 
 1128  EV-1 ingress 
 1130  HC  
 1138:24  Repress 08:00 (offl. 07:54) 
 1200   96.45 585 x 592 x 28.5 
 1325  SA-I first panel SDM retract 
1993 Dec 6  0325  EVA-2 depress 
 0328  HO 
 0329:02  EMU on bat 
 0347?  Thornton on MFR 
 0438  SA I released from HST,  
  held by Thornton 
 0451.15  SA I jettison by Thornton 
 0451  RCS sep 
 0515? SA II from SAC, transferred to HST  
 0530  SA II attached 
 0705  Preparing to separate SA I second wing 
 0730  SA I second wing unlatched 
 0744  old wing secured to carrier 
 0822  Preparing to latch new wing in place 
 0909  SA II second wing attached 
 0952  Thornton off MFR 

 

0958.53  HC 
 1004:32  Repress begins 
 1005  Repress halted at 0.8psi 
 1007  Depress 
 1009  At 0.3 psi 
 1009  repress 
 1016  At 4.5 psi 
 1023  At cabin pressure 
1993 Dec 7  0326  EVA-3 depress  
 0328  5psi leak check till 0330 
 0333  Depress complete 
 0333.41  HO 
 0335:44  EMU on bat 
 0343  Hoffman egress 
 0347  Hoffman on MFR 
 0347  Musgrave egress 
 0443  WFPC-1 removed 
 0520  WFPC-1 in temp fixture 
 0535?  WFPC-2 out of case 
 0605  WFPC-2 installed 
 0644  Cover on WFPC1 
 0657  Start putting WFPC1 into case 
 0712  WFPC1 secure in case 
 0725  Stowing PFRs 
 0748  BAPS tilting HST forward for MSS access 
 0803  Magnetometers on RMS 
 0834  First mag installed 
 0914  Second mag installed 
 0930  PLB cleanup 
 1003  Musgrave ingress 
 1010  Hoffmann egress MFR 
 1015  Hoffman ingress 
 1018  Hatch closed 
 1023:05  Repress 06:51 (off. 06:47) 
1993 Dec 8  0258  Depress to 5psi 
 0304  Depress resume, EVA-4 
  Thornton, Akers 
 0306  Hatch open 
 0312:50  EMU on bat 
 0313  Akers egress 
 0324  Thornton egress 
 0327  Thornton on MFR 
 0425?  HSP removed 
  HSP temp stow 
 0451  COSTAR removed from box 
 0539?  COSTAR installed 
 0619  HSP into box 
 0652  HSP stowage complete 
 0720  Thornton off MFR 
 0720  Akers on MFR 
 0730  Working on new coprocessor 
 0830  Coprocessor installed 
 0836  Akers off MFR 
 0838  KT on MFR 
 0940  PLB cleanup 
 0947  Thornton off MFR 
 0955  ingress 
 0957  Hatch closed 
 1003:42  Slow repress (6:58) 
 1006  0.5 psi 
 1010  2.3 psi 
 1012  5 psi (7:07) 
 1014  9.3 psi 
 1019  Inner hatch open 
 1606   96.46 585 x 593 x 28.5 
1993 Dec 9  0226  RCS reboost 61s 96.62 592 x 600 x 28.5 
 0317  Depress to 6psi 
 0320  Leak check problems 
 0324  Depress resume from 5psi 
 0326? Depressurized 
 0327:33  EMU on bat 
 0332  Hatch open EVA-5 
 0336  Hoffman egress 
 0347  Hoffman on MFR 
 0355  PDM auto deploy fails 
 0411  Hoffman off MFR 
 0415? Musgrave on MFR 
 0430  Working on SADE 
 0643  SADE electronics work complete 
 0700  RMS move MFR/Musgrave and Hoffmann to PDM 
  SADE changeout 
 0705  PDM manual deploy -V2 solar array 
 0725  PDM manual deploy +V2 solar array 
 0800 GHRS repair 
 0830  GHRS repair complete 
 0900 Magnetometer cover replacement 
 0930  Mag covers complete 
 1027 MFR ungrapple 
 1006  Begin SA II deploy, -V2? 
 1035  SA II deploy complete 
 1038  Ingress 
 1046.50  Hatch closed 
 1050:33  Repress (07:24) (offl. 07:21) 
 1052  Leak check 
 1057  Cabin pressure 
 1147  Solar arrays deployed and OK 
1993 Dec 10  0744:14 RMS grapple HST 
 0753:11  HST unberthed 
 0937  Aperture door opened 
 1026:47  HST released 
 1027:22  SEP1 burn 0.1m/s 
 1057:13  SEP2 burn 0.4m/s 
 1100? RMS berthed 
1993 Dec 13  0137  PLBD closed  96.60 591 x 599 x 28.5 
 0414:45  OMS deorbit 4:55 160m/s  52 x 596 x 28.5 
 0419:40  OMS DO CO 
 0454:41  Entry interface 
 0525:13  Gear down 
 0525:34  Landed RW33 KSC 
 0525:43  Drag chute out 
 0525:45  Nose gear touchdown 
 0526:11  Chute sep 
 0526:30  Wheels stop 
 0945Tow to OPF  OPF/1 

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