Saturday, July 29, 2000
STS-51-F (Challenger)
1985-063A
The first attempt to launch 51-F, at 2030 on 1985 Jul 12, ended in an RSLS abort at T-3s. The next attempt was on Jul 29; Challenger left the pad at 2100, but at 2105 the first SSME was automatically shut down - because of an incorrect sensor reading, it later transpired - and the CapCom could be heard calling to the Orbiter in a decisive tone "Abort! Abort ATO!". "Roger - Abort ATO", came the reply, and the first in-flight abort got underway. The ATO (Abort To Orbit) was the most benign type, and consisted of continuing to a lower than planned orbit on the two remaining engines. The OMS engines were ignited and used 1875 kg of OMS propellant to increase the final velocity.
The ET landed at 48.9S 159.1E instead of 33.6S 159.9W., in the same general area of the South Pacific but over 1500 km south of the target.
On Jul 30 at 2328 the RMS arm raised the PDP subsatellite above the payload bay, to make measurements of the plasma around the Shuttle. Inbetween active series of measurements, it was parked over the port wing from 0835 to 1840 on Jul 31, and again from 1928 to 2023. At 0010 on Aug 1, PDP was released into free flight as the Shuttle maneuvered around it in a test of the far field plasma properties of the Shuttle wake. The RMS arm recaptured the PDP at 0620 and observations with it attached to the arm continued until it was latched in the bay late on Aug 2. On Aug 5 the OMS 7 burn was used in a plasma depletion test to study the effects on the near-Shuttle plasma of a rocket burn. PDP was finally deactivated on Aug 6 at 0528, and Challenger landed without incident sixteen hours later.
| 51-F | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 Jun 24 | Rollover | VAB | |
| 1985 Jun 29 | Rollout | LC39A | |
| 1985 Jul 12 | 2030 | RSLS abort, T-3s | |
| 1985 Jul 29 | 2100:00 | Launch | LC39A |
| 2102:05 | SRB sep, 47.9 km | ||
| 2105:44 | ATO Abort, SSME 2023 cutoff | ||
| 2106:06 | OMS dump (1:46) | ||
| 2107:52 | OMS dump cutoff | ||
| 2109:42 | MECO, 113.4 km | 87.18 5 x 264 x 49.5 | |
| 2110:00 | ET sep, 116.4 km | ||
| 2133:00 | OMS 2 (2:02) 59.1?m/s | 89.15 198 x 266 x 49.5 | |
| 2135:02 | OMS 2 CO | ||
| 2234 | PLBD open | ||
| 1985 Jul 30 | 0039 | PDP activated in bay | |
| 1985 Jul 30 | 0230:27 | OMS 3 (35s) 17m/s | 89.76 206 x 317 x 49.5 |
| 0322:18 | OMS 4 (45s) 23m/s | 90.56 285 x 318 x 49.5 | |
| 0501:36 | OMS 5 (15s) 8m/s apogee | 90.83 311 x 319 x 49.5 | |
| 2326 | RMS grapple PDP | ||
| 2328 | RMS unberth PDP | ||
| 1985 Jul 31 | 0304 | 90.84 311 x 320 x 49.48 | |
| 0835 | PDP parked over port wing | ||
| 1840 | PDP observations resume | ||
| 1928 | PDP parked over port wing | ||
| 2023 | PDP observations resume | ||
| 2114 | PDP parked over port wing | ||
| 1985 Aug 1 | 0010 | RMS deploy PDP in free flight | |
| 0034 | Stationkeep at 91m | ||
| 0137 | Burn to out of plane point 1 | ||
| 0138 | Begin 'orbit' 1 | ||
| 0147 | OOP1 midcourse burn | ||
| 0157 | Burn to flux tube connection | ||
| 0202 | Flux tube connection | ||
| 0204 | Burn to phantom point 1 | ||
| 0216 | Burn to flux tube connection | ||
| 0235 | Burn, midcourse to lower flux tube 1 | ||
| 0240 | Flux tube connection | ||
| 0242 | Burn to wake transit 1 | ||
| 0249 | Midcourse to wake transit 1 | ||
| 0258 | Begin wake transit 1 | ||
| 0304 | Midpoint of wake transit 1 | ||
| 0305? | Begin second 'orbit' | ||
| 0345? | Midpoint of orbit | ||
| 0430 | Enter wake, begin in-plane wake studies | ||
| 0455 | Stationkeeping | ||
| 0530 | End stationkeeping, move in | ||
| 0620 | RMS grapple PDP | ||
| 0644 | PDP parked over port wing | ||
| 1653 | 90.83 310 x 320 x 49.49 | ||
| 1985 Aug 2 | 0714 | 90.83 308 x 321 x 49.48 | |
| 1824 | PDP target for IR glow observations | ||
| 1985 Aug 2 | 2241 | RMS berth PDP | |
| 2308 | RMS ungrapple PDP | ||
| 1985 Aug 3 | 1715 | 90.81 303 x 325 x 49.49 | |
| 1985 Aug 4 | 1745 | OMS 6 (16s) PD test, Hobart 8m/s | 90.81 301 x 326 x 49.5 |
| 1985 Aug 4 | 1914:44 | OMS 7 (3s) 2m/s | |
| 1985 Aug 6 | 0528 | PDP deactivated | |
| 1506 | PLBD close | 90.80 300 x 327 x 49.5 | |
| 1843:00 | OMS DO (171s) 92m/s | ||
| 1845:52 | OMS DO CO | 87.67 0 x 318 x 49.5 | |
| 1914:27 | Entry | ||
| 1945:26 | Landing | RW23 EAFB | |
| 1945:35 | NGTD | ||
| 1946:21 | Wheels stop | ||
| 1985 Aug 10 | 1350 | SCA 905 | EAFB |
| 1800 | SCA 905 | Davis-Monthan AFB TX | |
| 1985 Aug 11 | 1200 | SCA 905 | Eglin AFB, FL |
| 1985 Aug 11 | 1640 | SCA 905 | KSC SLF |
| 1985 Aug 11 | 2130 | OPF/1 | |
Thursday, July 27, 2000
Wednesday, July 26, 2000
Soyuz TM-19
1994-036A
Soyuz TM-19 was launched in Jul 1994 carrying Yuriy Malenchenko and Kazakh astronaut Talgat Musabaev. The spacecraft was 11F732 (7K-STM) No. 68.
| Soyuz TM-19, Flight 1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 Jul 1 | 1224:50 | Launch by Soyuz-U | KB |
| 1234 | Blok-I sep | ||
| 1994 Jul 1 | 88.53 199 x 204 x 51.6 | ||
| 90.09 270 x 286 x 51.7 | |||
| 1994 Jul 2 | Orbit raise | 90.15 271 x 291 x 51.7 | |
| 1994 Jul 3 | Orbit raise | 92.52 395 x 399 x 51.6 | |
| 1994 Jul 3 | 1355:01 | Docked with Mir +X | |
Soyuz TM-19 undocked from Kvant at 1030 UT on Nov 3 with Malenchenko, Musabaev and Merbold aboard. It retreated to a distance of 190m and then redocked in a test of the automatic docking system. The free flight lasted 35 minutes, with redocking at 1105 over Libya. The three M's reboarded the Soyuz the next day and undocked a second time. They landed northeast of Arkalyk at 1118 UT on Nov 4 at 64 36E 50 54N.
| Soyuz TM-19, Flight 2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 Nov 3 | 1030 | Undocked 37KE +X | |
| 1994 Nov 3 | 1105 | Redocked 37KE +X | |
| 1994 Nov 3 | 2355 | 92.44 392 x 395 x 51.7 | |
| Soyuz TM-19, Flight 3 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 Nov 4 | 0731:30 | Undocked 37KE +X | |
| 0735:50 | 0.7m/s rate | ||
| 1022:47 | Deorbit 4:17 115.2m/s | ||
| 1027:04 | Deorbit cutoff | ||
| 1051:05 | Modules sep | ||
| 1056:13 | Entry | ||
| 1118:26 | Landed | ||
Tuesday, July 25, 2000
Navstar 5
1980-011A
Navstar SVN 5 was launched on 1980 Feb 9 from Vandenberg into the C plane. It was taken out of service in Nov 1983 and the RCS wheels failed in 1984 May,ending the mission.
| Navstar 5 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Feb 9 | 2308 | Launch by Atlas F/SVS | V SLC3 |
| T+2:04 Booster sep | |||
| T+5:21 SECO | |||
| 2314 | T+6:00? Atlas sep | ||
| 2314 | T+6:21? SVS burn 1 42s? | ||
| T+7:03? burnout | -30? x 162? x 63.1 | ||
| T+7:04? sep | |||
| T+7:05? SVS burn 2 | 163 x 20144 | ||
| 2315 | T+7:47? burnout | ||
| 2316 | Perigee 163 km at -111.7 18.9 | ||
| 2319 | SVS-2 sep | 352.54 162 x 20142 x 63.1 | |
| 1980 Feb 12 | 0100? | AKM, Star 27 burn to drift orbit | 715.9 20095 x 20165 x 63.7 |
| 1980 Feb 12 | RCS | 20083 x 20147 x 63.7 | |
| 1980 Feb 13 | Despin | ||
| 1980 Feb | RCS | 718.0 20143 x 20220 x 63.2 | |
| 1980 Feb 15 | Nav system on | ||
| 1980 Feb 28 | Operational | ||
| 1983 Nov 28 | end of ops | ||
Navstar 32
1992-079A
Navstar SVN 32 (USA 85) was launched on 1992 Nov 22 into plane F-1.
| Navstar 32 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Nov 22 | 2354:00 | Launch by Delta 7925 | CC LC17 |
| SRM 1-9 sep | |||
| St 1 sep | |||
| 2358 | T+4:40? SES-1 | ||
| 1992 Nov 23 | 0005 | T+11:00? SECO-1 | 185 x 185 x 34 |
| T+20? SES-2 36s? | |||
| 0014 | T+20? SECO-2 | 180? x 720? x 34? | |
| 0015 | T+21? St 2 sep | ||
| 0016 | T+22? TES 1:24 | ||
| 0017 | T+23? TECO | ||
| 0019 | T+25? St 3 sep | ||
| 0058? | SES-3 depletion | 97.20 528 x 720 x 21.2 (Delta, Nov 24) | |
| 1992 Nov 23 | 356.3 191 x 20349 x 34.65 (PAM, Nov 24) | ||
| 1992 Nov 23 | 355.67 160 x 20340 x 34.74 | ||
| 1992 Nov 24 | 0912? | Star 37XFP burn | |
| 1992 Nov 24 | 1912 | 681.49 18293 x 20255 x 53.51 | |
| 1992 Nov 28 | 1730 | 711.18 19920 x 20108 x 54.84 | |
| 1992 Dec 11 | In service | ||
| 1996 Apr 12 | Stationkeeping burn | ||
| 1997 Feb 1 | Operating at slot F-1 | ||
Monday, July 24, 2000
Saturn SA-6
1964-025A
SA-6 carried the first boilerplate (dummy) Apollo CSM spaceship, Apollo BP-13, as A-101. A `service module insert' cylinder and an adapter cylinder 3.91m dia 3.66m long connected BP-13 to the Saturn SIV stage. Launch was at 1707 on 1964 May 28; engine 8 cut off prematurely but the second stage compensated. The Saturn S-4-6 stage entered a 179 x 204 km x 31.74 deg orbit. Apollo BP-13 remained attached to the S-IV stage above S-IU-6. The mission was designated Apollo-Saturn 101 (AS-101). SA-6 transmitted for 4 revs and reentered on Jun 1 at around 0030.
| SA-6 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 May 28 | 1707:00 | Launch by Saturn I | |
| 1708:57 | IECO-8 | ||
| 1709:23 | IECO | ||
| 1709:29 | OECO | ||
| 1709:29 | SI sep | ||
| 1709:31 | S4 burn | ||
| 1709:41 | Ullage sep | ||
| 1709:41 | LES sep | ||
| 1711:37 | SI apogee 139 km | ||
| 1714:17 | SI impact | ||
| 1717:24 | MECO | ||
| 1717:34 | Insertion | ||
| 183.3 x 239.7 (MPR) | |||
| 1850? | End of IU tx | ||
| 1941 | 88.54 185 x 218 x 31.7 | ||
| 2000? | End of beacon tx | ||
| 2229 | End of BP tx | ||
| 1964 May 30 | 1546 | 88.14 175 x 189 x 31.8 | |
| S-4 venting | |||
| 1964 Jun 1 | 0027 | Reentered 86km | |
| 0039 | Impact 13.6N 179.0E | ||
Sunday, July 23, 2000
NOAA 2
1972-082A
ITOS D (NOAA 2) carried an improved set of infrared imaging and atmospheric sounding instruments. It was launched at 1719 on 1972 Oct 15 from Space Launch Complex 2-West at Vandenberg. The Castor motors separated from the Delta 0300 rocket at 1721; at T+3:40 the Thor stage separated and the Delta second stage began its 5 min burn. At 1728 the Delta and NOAA 2, still attached, were in parking orbit. At 1816 Delta reignited for 12 seconds to insert the combination into sun-synchronous orbit, and NOAA 2 separated into a 115.0 min, 1451 x 1458 km x 101.8 deg orbit at 1823. The Oscar subsatellite separated from the Delta at 1825 and at 1903 the Delta made a test burn to a 918 x 1475 km x 102.8 deg orbit. NOAA 2 sent back weather data until 1975 Jan 10.
| NOAA 2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Oct 15 | 1719:19 | Launch by Delta 0300 | V SLC2W |
| T+0:34 SRM cutoff | |||
| 1720 | SRM sep | ||
| 1723 | T+3:42 MECO | ||
| 1723 | Stage 1 sep | ||
| 1723 | SES-1 | ||
| 1728 | SECO-1 | 190? x 1450? x 101.8 | |
| 1816 | SES-2 12s | ||
| 1816 | SECO-2 | ||
| 1823 | St 2 sep | 115.0 1451 x 1458 x 101.8 | |
| 1825 | Oscar sep | ||
| 1903 | SES-3 test | ||
| 1903 | SECO-3 | 918 x 1475 x 102.8 | |
| 1975 Jan 10 | End of ops | ||