Friday, February 11, 2000
STS-66 (Atlantis)
1994-073A
STS-66 was launched at 1700 UT on 1994 Nov 3. SSME ignition was at 1659:36 and liftoff at 1659:43. The RMS 202, flying for the first time, grappled CRISTA-SPAS at 2154 UT on Nov 3, but the satellite was left berthed until Nov 4. At 1250 UT on Nov 4 the SPAS was deployed by Mission Specialist Clervoy.
The DTO 835 Mir Approach Demonstration involved a `plus R bar' rendezvous. Atlantis carried out the first `plus R-bar' rendezvous on Nov 12, approaching SPAS along its radius vector from below. Ochoa grappled the SPAS with the RMS at 1305 UT on Nov 12 and it was berthed and latched in the bay at 1650 UT.
Atlantis was waved off from KSC because of an Atlantic hurricane. The 3min 30sec deorbit burn was at 1431 UT on Nov 14, with entry interface at 1502. Atlantis touched down on RW22 at Edwards at 1533:48, with wheels stop at 1534:37.
| STS-66 mission events | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
| 1994 Oct 4 | Tow to VAB | VAB/3 | |
| 1994 Oct 4 | ET mate | VAB/3 | |
| 1994 Oct 10 | Rollout | LC39B | |
| 1994 Nov 3 | 1659:43 | Launch from LC39B | |
| 1701:48 | SRB Sep | ||
| 1708:18 | MECO | 87.86 26 x 309 x 57.0 | |
| 1708:36 | ET sep | ||
| 1735:56 | OMS-2 2:40 80m/s | 90.59 296 x 310 x 57.0 | |
| 1830 | PLBD open | ||
| 1927 | Activate Spacelab | ||
| 2154 | RMS grapple SPAS | ||
| 1994 Nov 4 | 1145:54 | RMS unberth SPAS | |
| 1249:45 | RMS deploy SPAS | 90.58 295 x 310 x 57.0 | |
| 1307 | 90.57 294 x 310 x 57.0 | ||
| Begin 12 RCS burns | |||
| 1604:52 | NC-1 0.7s | ||
| 1994 Nov 5 | 1016:13 | NC-2 7s 1.8fps | |
| 1994 Nov 5 | 1303 | 90.55 291 x 310 x 57.0 | |
| 1994 Nov 6 | 2312:42 | NC-6 6s 2fps | |
| 1994 Nov 7 | 1359 | 90.51 289 x 308 x 57.0 | |
| 1807:29 | NC-7 6s 1.5fps | ||
| 1994 Nov 8 | 1119:43 | NC-9 2s 0.5fps | |
| 2245:00 | NC-10 2.5fps | ||
| 1994 Nov 9 | 0223:44 | NC-10A | |
| 1254:42 | NC-11 0.8fps | 90.44 288 x 303 x 57.0 | |
| 1994 Nov 10 | 1143:43 | NC-13 10s 2.5fps | |
| 1994 Nov 11 | 1924:33 | NC-15 8s 0.6fps | |
| 1994 Nov 12 | 0041:43 | NC-16 12s 1.8fps | 90.38 285 x 300 x 57.0 |
| 0559 | NC-17 93s 7m/s | 90.59 288 x 318 x 57.0 | |
| 0718:00 | NC-18 OMS-3L 32s 8m/s | 90.32 285 x 294 x 57.0 | |
| 0802 | NCC-1 24s 2m/s | ||
| 1029:00 | TI OMS-4L 11s 3m/s | ||
| 1049:17 | MC1 RCS | ||
| 1121:46 | MC2 RCS | ||
| 1131:40 | MC3 RCS | ||
| 1153:10 | MC4 RCS | ||
| 1229 | 90.37 284 x 301 x 57.0 | ||
| 1245 | Rendezvous with SPAS | ||
| 1305 | RMS grapple SPAS | ||
| 1650 | RMS berth SPAS | 90.38 284 x 301 x 57.0 | |
| 1994 Nov 14 | 0700 | 90.38 284 x 301 x 57.0 | |
| 1115 | Deactivate Spacelab | ||
| 1155 | PLBD closed | ||
| 1431:05 | OMS DO (3:34) 116m/s | -70 x 301 x 57.0 | |
| 1502:26 | Entry interface | ||
| 1533:45 | Landed RW22 EAFB | ||
| 1534:37 | Wheels stop | ||
| 1994 Nov 20 | SCA to Biggs | ||
| 1994 Nov 21 | SCA to KSC | ||
Thursday, February 10, 2000
Kosmos 144
1967-018A
Meteor No. 6 was launched in Feb 1967. It was the first Meteor launch from Plesetsk and the first launch of the 8A92M rocket.
| Kosmos-144 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 Feb 28 | 1435 | Launch by Vostok 8A92M | PL |
| Blok-E burn | |||
| 1445? | Blok-E cutoff, orbit insertion | ||
| 1445? | Blok-E sep | 96.9 574 x 644 x 81.3 | |
| 1968 Mar | Still transmitting | ||
| 1982 Sep 14 | Reentered | ||