Thursday, December 4, 2008

STS-88 (Endeavour)

 1998-069A


STS-88 was the first Station assembly flight, carrying the Unity module to Zarya.

The first launch attempt on Dec 3 was briefly held at T-4 min because of a sensor problem, and then scrubbed at T-19 seconds when the launch window ended.

During hard dock with Zarya, pressure from the RMS arm caused a slight misalignment, which was corrected when the arm was ungrappled.

The EVA includes a SAFER flight demonstration. The astronauts used the ODS hatch, emerging into the payload bay.


STS-88 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1998 Oct 15   Roll from OPF/1 to VAB/3 
1998 Oct 15   Mate to ET-97/SRB RSRM-67 
1998 Oct 22  0718  MLP-3 Roll to LC39A 
1998 Dec 3  0858  RSLS hold T-19s 
1998 Dec 4  0835:34  Launch 
 0837:37  T+02:03 SRB Sep 
 0837:48 OMS Assist burn 1:42 
 0839:30  OMS Ass CO 
 0843:57  T+08:22 MECO  88.38 75 x 313 x 51.6 
 0844:16  T+08:59 ET sep 
 0919:16 T+44:31 OMS-2 1:07 31m/s  89.73 204 x 317 x 51.6 
 0920:22  OMS-2 CO 
 1016  PLBD open 
 1225:40  OMS-3 L NC1 14s 3m/s 
 1225:55  OMS-3 CO 
1998 Dec 5  2154:19  Grapple Unity 

2208:10  Unberth Unity 
 2344:43  Soft dock PMA-2/ODS 
 2352:40  Dock Unity PMA-2 and ODS 
1998 Dec 60009:30  Ungrapple Unity  
 0234  RMS berth 
 0332:02  OMS-4 NC-4A L 1:50 26m/s 
 0333:53  OMS-4 CO 
 0628:58  RCS NC5 6s 0.4m/s 
 0825:34  RCS NC5A 5s 0.3m/s COLA 
 1934:37  OMS-5 R NC6 3:11 46m/s 
 1937:48  OMS-5 CO 
 0216:58  RCS NCC 3s 0.4m/s 
 2114:42  OMS-6 TI L 16s 4m/s 
 2114:58  OMS-6 CO 
 2131 MC1 
 2220  MC3 
 2231  MC4 
 2248  161m on -Rbar, begin flyaround 
 2258  122m, 90 deg around 
 2310  77m on +Rbar, begin approach 
 2325  1.5m, stationkeep 

2347:02  Grapple Zarya 
1998 Dec 7  0158 Ready to dock 

0207:15  Soft dock Zarya and PMA-1 
 0212  Hard dock interrupted 
 0243:52  RMS ungrapple Zarya 
 0250:15  Hard dock 
 0402  RMS berth 
 2206:24  Depress complete 

2210  EVA-1 ODS hatch open 
  7h 21min Ross, Newman 
  Ross on RMS 
  Connect PMA-2/Unity cables 
  Install Unity EVA slide wire 
  Connect PMA-1/Unity cables 
  Connect Zarya/Unity power cables 
1998 Dec 8  0034  Slidewire carrier loose 
 0315  WIF socket and tether loose 
  Newman on RMS 
  EVA handles and sockets installed on Unity 

0530:43 EVA-1 Repress 

2035:34  Reboost-1 22:47 3m/s Raise orbit 
 2058:21  End reboost 
1998 Dec 9  2030:04  Depress 

2033  EVA-2 begin 
  Ross, Newman 
  Newman on RMS 
  Install port S-band TDRS antenna on Unity 
  Install stbd S-band TDRS antenna on Unity 
  Install insulation blankets 
  Free TORU antenna 
1998 Dec 10  0052  Trunion pin cover lost 

0335:06  EVA-2 repress 
 1954  ISS entry 
 2112  Zarya entry 
1998 Dec 11  2151s Zarya hatch closed 
1998 Dec 12  0026  Unity hatch closed 
 2031:08  Depress 

2033  EVA-3 Ross. Newman 6:59 
  Install Node Bag of EVA tools 
  Remove PMA/Zarya docking cables 
  SAFER test (Ross) 
1998 Dec 13  0332:00  EVA-3 repress 
 2024:35  T+9:11:12 Undock 
  Back off to 137m 
  Flyaround 
 2148:00  RCS Sep burn 20s 1.6m/s 
1998 Dec 14  0215:32  SIMPLEX OMS-7 R 10s 3m/s 
 0215:43  OMS-7 CO 
 0431  T+9:20:44 SAC-A ejected 
1998 Dec 15  0209  T+10:18:17 Mightysat ejected 
1998 Dec 16  0013  PLBD closed 

0248:04  T+11:17:20 Deorbit 3:01 103.5m/s 
 0251:05  OMS DO CO 
 0322:01  Entry interface 

0353:29  MGTD RW33
 0353:38  NGTD 
 0354:21  WS 
 1030  Tow to OPF/2 

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