Thursday, November 14, 2013

STS-126 (Endeavour)

 2008-059A


STS-126 was prepared for the HST reserve mission as STS-400, and rolled out to pad 39B. After STS-125 was delayed, Endeavour was rolled over to pad 39A for STS-126.

MPLM is to be installed on Node 2 Nadir. FHRC will be transferred from LMC to ESP-3 Site 2. An old NTA will be returned to the LMC. CETA carts will be switched to port site of MT. SARJ maintenance EVAs.

A picosat will be deployed.

EMU 3005 (Piper) and 3011 (Bowen) at launch.

3003 and 3018 used on orbit for Bowen and Kimbrough 3004 also on board.

Down: 3018 and 3003. Post: 3005, 3011 and 3004

3005 now has Mega PLSS for long duration on orbit.

Mass is 116554 kg at MECO, 115435 at OMS-2 CO. By 3d20h mass is scheduled to be 111980 kg. Prop is 13564 kg (OMS+ARCS+FRCS). 7434 kg cargo up, 1652 kg returned. MPLM mass 12748 kg up, 6966 kg down, for 5782 kg net delivered from MPLM. AWST reports 6539 kg up, 1588 down for net 4951 kg. MR reports MD 600 up, 526 down (including 2 EMU each way) plus 620 kg water/O2 up; MPLM 6865 up, 1807 down, external transfers 460 kg up 471 kg down. These external transfer represent FHRC up, NTA down and do not appear to include the TBAs or the ETVCG.

12 TBAs were returned.

Weather at KSC meant that the EDT temporary runway at Edwards was considered for landing.


STS-126 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2008 Sep 11   Roll to VAB/1 for STS-400 
2008 Sep 12   ET mate 
2008 Sep 19   Roll to LC39B 
2008 Oct 23   Rollover to LC39A 
2008 Nov 15  0055:39  Launch by Shuttle from LC39A 
 0057:45  SRM sep 
 0057:55 T+2:13 OMS Assist 1:36 
 0059:39  OMS ASS CO 
 0104:02  T+8:35 MECO 
 0104:24  ET sep  59 x 230 x 51.6 
 0133:58  T+38:15 OMS-2 29.7m/s 1:06  158 x 230 x 51.6  
 0135:02  OMS-2 CO 
 0224:47 PLBD open 
 0436:57 OMS-3 NC1 39s 20m/s 
 0437:36  OMS-3 CO 
 1754:37  OMS-4 R NC2 
 1754:48 OMS-4 CO 
2008 Nov 16  0230s  NC3 RCS 
 1704:02  OMS-5 NH 01/16:08:23 114425 kg 38.4m/s 
 1705:23  OMS-5 CO 
 1743:54  OMS-6 NC4 113006 kg 29.0m/s 
 1744:54  OMS-6 CO 
 1830  NCC 
 1926:48 OMS-7 L 01/18:31:15 TI 3.0m/s 111949 kg  
 1927:01  OMS-7 CO 
 1948  MC1 
 2043s MC4 
 2049  600m range 
 2108  Begin RPM 
 2110  Near Rbar 
 2116  RPM complete 
 2131  On +Vbar, begin approach 
 2149  30m 
 2158  6m 
 2201:17  Docking 
2008 Nov 17  
 0018  HO to ISS 
2008 Nov 17  0250  Magnus becomes ISS FE-2/SO 
 1637  SSRMS grapple MPLM 
 1709  Unberth MPLM by SSRMS 
 1751  Soft dock MPLM to Node 2 
 1800?  Post docking EVA transfer reconfig 
  Checkout EMU 3005 and 3003 
 1804  MPLM attached to Node 2 nadir 
 2343  HO to Leonardo 
2008 Nov 18   EVA-1 Piper, Bowen 3005, 3003 with SAFER 1004,1007 
 1730  Crew lock door closed 
 1741  At 8 psi 
 1745  At 6 psi 
 1748  Leak check complete 
 1751  Still in depress 
 1753  2 psi 
 1805? Depress 
 1808? HO 
 1809  BP 
 1813  Piper egress 
 1818  Bowen egress 
 1845? NTA removed from ESP 
 1927  NTA bolted on LMC 
 1940  FHRC unberthed by Piper 
 2000  FHRC installed on ESP3 
 2017  Piper translates to S3 SARJ 
 2034  Grease gun leak in ORU bag 
 2038  Piper's tool bag floated away (14 kg) SSN 33442 
  Had 2 grease guns, scraper, debris container, trash bag 
 2100  TBA 10 unbolted by Piper 
  Lubrication of bearing  
 2150 TBA 6 unbolted by Bowen 
  2255  TBA installed by Bowen 
  2230  TBA 11 remove by Piper 
  2312  Complete work with TBAs 
2008 Nov 19  0000  Bowen retrieving new trash bag 
  Piper working on TBA 
 0020 Reinstall covers 
 0048? Bowen ingress 
 0050  Piper ingress  
 0051  TC closed 
 0057  HC 
 0101  Repress 
 0103:09  Step 5 
2008 Nov 20   EVA-2 Piper, Kimbrough 
 1728  Begin depress 
 1743 At 2 psi 
 1752 Depress 0.7 psi 
 1756  TC open 
 1757  HO 
 1757:53 Battery power 
 1804  Piper egress 
 1811  Kimbrough egress 
 1841  CETA cart 1 unberthed by Kimbrough from MT Stbd  
 1910  CETA cart 1 locked on MT port 
 1918  CETA cart 2 unberthed by Kimbrough 
 1945  CETA 2 locked in place on MT port side 
 2000  Piper doing SARJ TBA replace and cleaning 
 2100  Kimbrough SSRMS grapple cleaning 
 2129  Piper puts in new TBA 11?  
 2135  New TBA 11 bolt issue, removed 
 2200? Alternate TBA 11 installed 
 2210  Remove old TBA 9 
 2230  Install new TBA 9 
 2315? Remove old TBA 8 
 2327  Remove old TBA 2 
 2342  Install new TBA 8 
2008 Nov 21  0020? Kimbrough comm problems 
 0028  Kimbrough ingress 
 0033  Piper ingress 
 0035  TC closed 
 0039  HC 
 0042  Repress 
 0043  Repress (PAO) 
 1900?  EMU swap 
2008 Nov 22   EVA-3 Piper , Bowen 
 1733  Begin depress 
 1742  Stop at 5 psi 
 1744  Resume depress 
 1749 2.0 psi 
 1753  "Toward vac" 
 1758? Depress 
 1800  Go for HO 
 1800  HO 
 1801  BP 
 1805  Egress Bowen 
 1808  Piper puts large ORU bag outside airlock 
 1809? Piper egress 
 1915  New TBA-2 (6th) 
 2002  Cleaned TBA-6 area again 
 2000  Old TBA-12 out 7 
 2055  New TBA-12 in 7 
 2144  Old TBA-4 out 8  
  Debris found on TBA-1 
 2155? Old TBA-1 out 9 
 2207  New TBA-4 in 8 
 2253  Old TBA-7 out 10 
 2301  New TBA-1 in 9 
 2342  Old TBA-3 out 11 
 2352  New TBA-7 in 10 
  TBA replacements 
  SARJ cleaning 
2008 Nov 23  
 0033  Piper ingress 
 0041  Bowen ingress 
 0045  TC closed 
 0052  HC closed 
 0058  Repress 
2008 Nov 24   EVA-4 Bowen, Kimbrough 
 1810  2 psi 
 1819? Depress 
 1820  0.6psi 
 1822  HO 
 1824  BP 
 1829  Egress Kimbrough  
 1834? Egress Bowen 
  Port SARJ cleaning 
 2032  TBA-3 installed 
  Removed dummy camera box? 
 2105  ETVCG from AL 
 2128  ETVCG installed on P1 nadir CP7 
 2300  Install new GPS Antenna on Kibo ELM 
2008 Nov 25  
 0012  Kimbrough heading back in 
 0018  Kimbrough ingress 
 0023  Bowen ingress 
 0024  TC closed 
 0029  HC  
 0031  Repress 

2008 Nov 26  

2116  SSRMS grapple MPLM 
 2201 Unberth MPLM from Harmony 
 2253 Berth MPLM in Endeavour 
 2303  SSRMS ungrapple MPLM 
2008 Nov 28  0031  HC to ISS 
2008 Nov 28  1447:25  Undocking 
 1502  At 70m 
 1509  Begin flyaround on vbar 
 1521  190m above ISS 
 1532  On -vbar 
 1542  Below ISS 
 1553  Complete flyaround 
 1557?  Sep-1 
 1623  Sep-2 
 2320s  Sep-3 13:22:25 
2008 Nov 29     
 2033:39  Picosat PSSC deploy 5fps 19:38:00 
2008 Nov 30  1611  Go for PLBD close 
 1623:01 PLBD closed 
 2019:29  OMS DO 2:54 89.3m/s? 
 2022:24  OMS DO CO 
 2053:25  EI 
 2125:07  Landing (MGTD) EAFB RW04L (EDT temp runway) 
 2125:21  NGTD 
 2126:03  Wheels stop 
2008 Dec 10 1452  SCA911 ferry from EAFB to NFW via Biggs 
 1724  Land at Biggs 
 1937  T/O from Biggs 
 2112  Land at NFW 
2008 Dec 11  1705?  T/O from Fort Worth 
 1920?  Land at Barksdale 
2008 Dec 12  1710  T/O from Barksdale 
 1944  Landed at KSC SLF RW33 

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