Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Soyuz TMA-1 (Yenisey)

 2002-050A


The Odissea mission involves ESA's Frank De Winne.

Spacecraft 11F732 No 211 was an improved Soyuz TMA, with support for larger crew members in the descent module to permit larger US astronauts to fly in it. (A 2006 report suggests that TMA is model 11F732A51). It carried the EP-4 visiting crew of Zalyotin, De Winne and Lonchakov. Lonchakov replaced tourist Lance Bass who was dropped late in the preparations when financing fell through.

Launch mass was 7220 kg.

For descent, the Expedition 6 crew transferred to TMA-1 with EX-6 flight engineer Budarin becoming Soyuz commander. 183s after module sep a descent control system glitch sent TMA-1 into a backup, ballistic descent mode. The vehicle landed 440 km short (west) of the planned site. 


Soyuz TMA-1 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2002 Oct 30  0311:11  Launch by Soyuz FG  KB LC1 
  T+1:53 SAS off 
  T+1:57 BVGD sep 
  T+2:37 GO sep 
 0315  T+4:47 Blok A sep 
  T+4:57 KhO sep 
 0319:55  T+8:44 Blok I MECO 
 0319:59  T+8:48 Blok I sep 
 0646:28 DV1 23m/s 57s 
 0731:05  DV2 21m/s 53s 
2002 Oct 31  0415:12  DV3 2m/s 6s 
2002 Nov 1 0217:11  DV4 18m/s 46s 
 0302:31  DV5 30m/s 73s 
 0358s  Begin flyaround 
 0451s  Begin final approach 
 0500:20  Docking with Pirs 
 0605s HO 
2003 May 3  1938:07  HC 
 2240  Hooks and latches open
 2243:00  Undocking 
 2246:00  U+3 min 20m range, Sep 0.6m/s 
2003 May 4    92.37 386 x 395 x 51.6 
 0112:27 U+2:26, DO burn at 19 km range, 4:21, 115.2 m/s 
 0116:42 DO CO  88.40 -4 x 394 x 51.6  
 0129:34  Equator crossing at 391 km 
 0140:09 U+2:54 Modules sep 
 0143:12 Spacecraft to ballistic mode 
 0143:14 U+2:57 Entry 
 0144?  Modules reenter 
 0151:48? U+3:05 Parachutes deployed 
  U+3:08 Landing sequence begins
 0204:25 U+3:18 Landing 49 37 47 N 61 20 36E 

Monday, October 29, 2012

Metop B

 2012-049A


MetOp B with PLM-1 and SVM-1.


Metop B 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2012 Sep 17  1628:40 Launch by Soyuz-2-1a 012/1037  KB LC31  
  T+1:58 Straop sep 
  T+4:47 Blok A MECO, sep 
  T+4:49 Fairing sep
 1637:25 T+8:45 Blok I MECO 
 1637:29 T+8:49 Blok I sep  -2235? x 223 x 98.7  
   -2278 x 230 x 97.7  
 1638?  Fregat MES-1 
 1646? Fregat MECO-1  170? x 800? 
 1650? Blok I reentry  
 1731? Fregat MES-2 
 1731? Fregat MECO-2 
 1737 T+1:09:00? Fregat sep  101.03 805 x 809 x 98.7  
 1816? Fregat deorbit 
 1816? Fregat deorbit MECO  92.70 4 x 808 x 98.8  
 1900? Entry over 155W 57S? 

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

B-Sat 1B

 1998-024B


Hughes HS-376 satellite for BSAT/Japan. Broadcasting Satellite System Corp. Tokyo. Launch by Ar44P. Colocated with 1a at 110E. Mass 1230 kg full, 708 kg BOL, 500 kg dry. Size is 2.2m dia, 3.2m high, 7.8m high deployed.


BSAT 1b 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1998 Apr 28  2253  Launch by Ariane 44P 
 2254  T+1:13 PAP sep 
 2256  T+3:31 Stage 1 sep 
 2256  T+3:34 Stage 2 burn 
 2257  T+4:33 Fairing sep 
 2258  T+5:42 Stage 2 sep 
 2258  T+5:47 Stage 3 burn 
 2311  T+18:38 Stage 3 cutoff 
 2314  T+21:13 Nilesat sep 
 2316  T+23:46 Spelda top sep 
 2318  T+25:39 BSAT sep 
 2318  T+25:41 H10 avoidance burn  
1998 Apr 28    630.90 216 x 35760 x 7.0 
1998 May 3  0307 Star 30 burn 
1998 May 4    1418.33 35115 x 35760 x 0.7 GEO 113.7E+4.5E 
1998 May 25    1436.08 35769x 35803 x 0.2 GEO 122.1E 
1998 Jun 4    1436.15 35770 x 35804 x 0.1 GEO 122.1E 
1998 Jun 5   move out 
1998 Aug 1   move in  1436.07 35785 x 35786 x 0.0 GEO 110.0E 
1998 Aug 26    1436.19 35787 x 35789 x 0.0 GEO 109.9E 
1999 Oct 15    1436.15 35786 x 35788 x 0.0 GEO 110.0E 
2006 Aug 3    1436.15 35781 x 35793 x 1.2 GEO 109.7E 
2007 Jul 4    1436.20 35780 x 35796 x 2.0 GEO 109.4E 

Sunday, October 7, 2012

STS-112 (Atlantis)

 2002-047A


Launch mass 116535 kg; landing 91388 kg. A total of 14521 kg of OMS and RCS prop were consumed.

STS-112 delivered the S1 truss to ISS, connecting it to the end of S0. The crew carried out three spacewalks from the Quest airlock. 800 kg of cargo and 600 kg of water was transferred to ISS during docked operations.

Docking was slightly harder than usual with a contact of 0.06m/s.

During EVA-1, an SSRMS move came close to knocking the Shuttle payload bay door with the arm's elbow.


STS-112 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2002 Sep 4   To VAB 
2002 Sep 10   To LC39B 
2002 Oct 7  1945:51  Launch  
 1947:52 SRB sep 
 1948:02  OMS Assist 75.6s 
 1949:18  OMS ASS CO 
 1954:16  MECO T+8:25? 
 1954:37  ET Sep  58 x 227 x 51.6 
 2024:31  OMS-2 62.8s 29.3m/s  
 2025:34  OMS-2 CO 
 2028  88.40 155 x 234 x 51.6 
 2058?  ET reentry 
 2121:52 PLBD open 
 2323:46  NC1 OMS-3 (both) 39s 18m/s 
2002 Oct 8  0000   89.01 209 x 241 x 51.6 
 1754   88.99 209 x 239 x 51.6 
 2000:34  OMS-4 (R) NC3 18s 4.1m/s 

2030   89.13 221 x 241 x 51.6 
2002 Oct 9 1043:16  OMS-5 (Both) NH 93.6s 44.3 m/s  235 x 378 (MR)  

1125Tallyho 

1131:26 OMS-6 (Both) NC4 83.2s 40.0 m/s 79 km range 
 1206:02 RCS NCC 0.4m/s 5s 

1303:45  TI OMS7-L 12s 3m/s range 15km 92.20 370 x 393 x 51.6 
 1323:44  MC1 
 1347:23  Planar null, RCS 
 1351:45  MC2 
 1408:46  MC3 
 1418:46  MC4 1.0m/s 
 1421  At 430m 
 1433  On -Rbar 
 1446  On +Vbar, 100m, begin approach 
 1514  10m 
 1516:08 Docking with PMA 
 1532:23  Ring retract hard dock 
 1651  HO to ISS 
2002 Oct 10    92.21 371 x 394 x 51.6 
 1000  SSRMS grapple S1 
 1042:36  S1 unberth 
 1047  S1 visibly unberthed 
  Move S1 along truss to end of S0 
 1323  S1/S0 RTL 
 1333  Claw contact, stage 1 capture 
 1336  Stage 2 capture, official mate (claw close) 
 1415  Cradle RMS (used for TV) 
 1420?  3 S1/S0 bolts closed, mate firm 
 1440  SSRMS ungrapple S1 
 1450  4th bolt closed, complete 
2002 Oct 12  1052:48  Reboost-1 35min 3.6m/s 
 1300   92.33 378 x 399 x 51.6 
2002 Oct 14  0801  command Deploy S1 radiator 

1120:50 RCS reboost-2 35min 2.1m/s 

1430   92.39 378 x 405 x 51.6 
2002 Oct 16  0600   92.38 377 x 404 x 51.6 
 1115  HC to ISS 
 1313:24  Undocking 
 1313:24 RCS +Z sep  
 1356  140m on +V, begin flyaround 
 1408  +Rbar 
 1420  -V 
 1430  -Rbar at 137m; Sep-1 0.6m/s, RCS 21s 
 1440  +Vbar 
 1500  +Rbar, Sep-2 RCS 24s 0.5m/s? 
2002 Oct 17  1500  92.34 373 x 404 x 51.6 

2026:51  OMS-8 both, peri lower 50.8s 28.6m/s  91.32 273 x 404 x 51.6 
  (at apo over 20E 20S) 
2002 Oct 18  1205:45  PLBD closed 

  91.31 272 x 404 x 51.6 
 1436:14  OMS DO 2:12 76.5m/s 
 1438:26  OMS DO CO  18 x 401 x 51.6 (dV) 
   47 x 407 x 51.6 (MR) 
 1512:21  EI 
 1543:40  MGTD RW33 KSC 
 1543:48  NGTD 
 1544:33  Wheels stop 

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