Mars Express

 2003-022A

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ESA mission to Mars. Astrium-built Orbiter derived from Rosetta. The ASPERA-3 instrument is partly funded by the NASA Discovery program. Launch by Soyuz/Fregat with Starsem fairing (3.7m dia 7.7m long). Control from ESOC via 35-m ESA Perth antenna. 

Mars Express
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2003 Jun 2	1745:26	Launch by Soyuz/Fregat	KB
		T+1:58 Strapon sep
		T+4:14 Fairing sep
		T+4:47 Blok A sep
		T+4:57 KhO sep
	1754:11	T+8:45 Blok-I MECO
	1754:14	T+8:48 Blok-I sep	-1? x 177 x 51.8 (dV)
			21 x 182 x 51.8 (EFG)
		T+8:53 Fregat SOZ
	1755:14	T+9:48 Fregat MES-1
	1755:35	T+10:09 Fregat MECO-1	185 x 200 x 51.8 (plan)
			177 x 177 x 51.8 (TLE)
			180 x 181 x 51.8 (EFG)
	1902:18	T+1:16:52 Fregat SOZ-2
	1903:13	T+1:17:47 Fregat MES-2
	1917:05	T+1:31:39 Fregat MECO-2, Solar insertion
	1917:17	T+1:31:51 Fregat sep, Vinf = 2.95 km/s	341 x -104700? x 51.8
		Fregat MES-3
		Fregat MECO-3, avoidance	347 x Inf x 51.8
2003 Jun 3	0430	Fregat Pass EL1:4
2003 Jun 3	0436?	Pass EL1:4
2003 Jun 5	2020:26	T+2d TCM-1, v = 32.4km/s
2003 Jun 6	0530	1 Mkm range	1.014 x 1.531 AU x 0.17
2003 Jun 8	0300?	Fregat exit Earth sphere
2003 Jun 8	0315	1.5 Mkm range, exit Earth sphere
2003 Aug 22			1.0143AU x 1.5031AU x 0.16
2003 Dec 16		TCM for Beagle-2 targeting
2003 Dec 19	0831	Beagle-2 sep 0.3m/s
2003 Dec 20	1030?	TCM targeting for 400 km
	1400?	Enter Mars sphere 1.08Mkm
2003 Dec 22	1810	Range to Mars 577000 km
2003 Dec 23	1100	Range to Mars 410000 km
2003 Dec 24	1100	Range to Mars 169000 km
	2100	Range 66800 km
2003 Dec 25	0100	Range 23700 km
2003 Dec 25	0247	MOI 34 min burn	-98 x Inf x 12.0
	0321	MOI CO	400 x 188000 x 13?
2003 Dec 30	0800	MOI-2	250? x 188000 x 86.3?
2004 Jan 4	1313	MOI-3	250 x 40000 x 86.3?
2004 Jan 7	s	MOI-4	250? x 14000 x 86
2004 Jan 7	1213	Pass over Isidis
2004 Jan 9	s	MOI-5	258 x 11560 x 86.3
		G3u	266 x 11580 x 86.6
2004 Feb 26			456.13 260 x 11607 x 86.6
2004 May 6		G3b orbit change	400.3 266 x 10046 x 86.6
2005 May 7		MARSIS Boom one partly deployed
2005 May 11		Boom 1 fully deployed
2005 Jun 13		Boom 2 deploy command
2005 Jun 14		Boom 2 deployment completed.
2005 Jun 17		Boom 3 (Z) deploy
2007 Oct 2		Phobos flyby 140 km
2007 Nov 18		Begin 5-burn orbit adjust to 18:5 res from 11:3
2007 Dec 19		End 5-burn orbit adjust
2008 Jul 12		Phobos flyby 563 km
2008 Jul 17		Phobos flyby 273 km
2008 Jul 23	0334	Pericenter
	0446:23	Phobos flyby 90 km
2008 Jul 28		Phobos flyby 361 km
2008 Aug 3		Phobos flyby 664 km
2010 Jan 1			353 x 10333 x 86.8
2010 Feb 15		Orbit trim
2010 Feb 16	0552	Phobos flyby 991 km
2010 Feb 22		Flyby 2 574 km
2010 Feb 25		Flyby 3 398 km
2010 Feb 28		Flyby 4 226 km
2010 Mar 3	2055	67 km flyby 5
2010 Mar 7		Flyby 6 107 km
2010 Mar 10		Flyby 7 286 km
2010 Mar 13		Flyby 8 476 km
2010 Mar 16		Flyby 9 662 km
2010 Mar 19		Flyby 10 848 km
2010 Mar 23		Flyby 11 1341 km
2010 Mar 26	1217	1304 km flyby 12
2011 Jan 9	1406:30	Phobos flyby 111 km center
2011 Oct		Safemode, computer issues
2011 Oct 16		Tenporary suspension of science ops
2012 Feb		Resumed science ops
2013 Dec 29	0709	Phobos flyby 45 km surface, 58 km center	44 x -71 x 53

Payload:

• 400N LAE plus 8 x 10N thrusters. 595 kg capacity tanks.

• HRSC High Res Stereoscopic Camera, 10m color with 2m res narrow field

• OMEGA, Observatoire pour la Mineralogie L'Eau, les Glaces et l'Activite. 0.5-5.2mu, 100m res.

• PFS Planetary Fourier Spectrometer, 1.2-45mm to get molecular composition and CO2 p,T profile

• MARSIS Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionospheric Sounding, 40m long (20m each main booms, 7m zenith boom)

• SPICAM Spectroscopic Investigation of the Characteristics of the Atmosphere of Mars., 2500A ozone absorption line and 1.38mu H2O line.

• MaRS Mars Radio Science Experiment

• ASPERA-3 Analyser of Space Plasmas and Energetic Atoms; ions, e, atoms

GALEX

 2003-017A

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Galaxy Evolution Explorer is a SMEX launched by Pegasus in 2003. Principal investigator was Chris Martin from CalTech. Its UV telescope will do an all-sky survey and deep surveys in selected areas of sky. It uses the Orbital ATSSB medium LeoStar bus derived from Orbview-4. The light from the telescope passes through an aperture which may be open or filled with a grism disperser, then is split to fall on near and far UV cameras. Thus, the whole UV band is either imaged, or spatially resolved low resolution spectra are obtained. Control will be from Orbital/Dulles and JHU. Orbit will be 690 x 690 km x 28.5.

Size is 2.0l 1.1 dai 2.8 span. Mass is 277 kg. Box + cyl + 2 panels Telescope size is 0.5m, Cassegrain type with 1.2 deg FOV.

Drop point is 29.0N 78.5W.

Mass is 280 kg.

TD-1 sky flux was 1E-12 erg/cm2/s/A = 0.08 Jy at 1565A. GALEX all sky to 20.5AB = 23 uJy, so 3500 times more sensitive.

TD1 limit is 3570x Galex = 0.08 Jy

Galex
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2003 Apr 28	1103	T/O from CC Skid Strip
	1159:57	Drop
		T+0:05 St 1 ignition
		T+1:31 St 2 ignition
		T+2:06 Fairing sep
		T+2:44 St 2 burnout
		T+7:41 St 2 sep
	1207:49	T+7:52 St 3 ignition
	1208:57	T+9:00 St 3 cutoff
	1210:57	T+11:00 St 3 sep	689 x 702 x 29.0
			690 x 698 x 29.0
2009 Nov		FUV detector failed
2012 Feb 7		Standby mode
2012 May 16		Lent to Caltech
2016 Jun 28	1909	Decomissioned

Payload:

• UV telescope 0.5m primary

• Selectable Prism

• NUV camera (microchannel plate) 1800-3000A, 4" res.

• FUV camera 1350-1800A

Eutelsat W5

 2002-051A

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Eutelsat W5 was the payload for the first Delta IV. Spacebus 3000B2 built by Alcatel/Cannes. Launch mass 3170 kg. The upper stage has an RL10B-2 engine and a 4-m fairing.

Debris appears to have come off the second stage during its second burn, cataloged at intermediate inclinations.

Eutelsat W5
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2002 Nov 20	2239:00	Launch by Delta IV M+(4,2)	CC SLC37B
		T+1:34 GEM60 x2 burnout
		T+1:40 GEM60 x2 sep
		T+4:04 MECO
		T+4:15 CBC sep
	2243:29	T+4:29 SES-1 141 km
		T+4:39 Fairing 151 km
		T+12:54 Perigee positive
	2252:06	T+13:06 SECO-1	185 x 595 x 27.3 (PK)
	2302:26	T+23:26 SES-2 4:59
	2307:25	T+28:25 SECO-2	538 x 35966 x 13.5 (PK)
		T+37:11 Spinup
	2316:35	T+37:35 Stage 2 sep	562 x 35777 x 13.6
		Depletion	556 x 34635 x 13.1
2002 Nov 20			637.94 562 x 35777 x 13.6
2002 Nov 20		Delta RB	615.71 556 x 34635 x 13.1
2002 Nov 21		LAM-1
2002 Nov 24			1016.17 18424 x 35782 x 2.8
2002 Nov 25			1016.14 18424 x 35781 x 2.8
2002 Dec 1	0500?	LAM-2
2002 Dec 4			1436.12 35780 x 35793 x 0.1 GEO 53.5E
2002 Dec 14		Move to 70E
2003 Jan 3			1436.18 35682 x 35893 x 0.1 GEO 70.4E
2006 Aug 8			1436.09 35770 x 35802 x 0.0 GEO 70.5E
2008 Jun 17		4 transp. shut down after power problem
2012 Mar 1		Renamed EUTELSAT 70A
2013 Jan 16			1436.12 35767 x 35806 x 0.1 GEO 70.4E
2013 Jan 16		Move out, drift W
2013 Feb 20		Move in, renamed Eutelsat 25C	1436.13 35767 x 35806 x 0.0 GEO 25.5E
2013 Apr 13			1436.19 35781 x 35795 x 0.0 GEO 25.5E
2013 Oct 30			1435.22 35748 x 35790 x 0.1 GEO 25.6E
2013 Oct 31		Move out
2013 Nov 14		Move in	1436.07 35781 x 35791 x 0.0 GEO 33.1E
		Renamed Eutelsat 33B
2015 Mar 16			1436.11 35782 x 35791 x 0.0 GEO 33.1E
2015 Oct 14			1436.02 35779 x 35790 x 0.1 GEO 33.2E

Belintersat 1

 2016-001A

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DFH-4 for 51.5E for Republic of Belarus. 10 kW power C beams for Africa, Far East, Global; Ku African and Euro beams, extended Ku Euro beam. Mass 5200 kg. Referred to in Chinese media as

\uni{ 白俄罗斯通信卫星一号}{ }

(Baeluosi tongxin weixing yi hao, Belarus Comsat 1).

China Satcom will market some of the capacity as Zhongxing-15.

Belintersat-1
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2016 Jan 15	1657	Launch by CZ-3B	Xichang LC3
		T+2:21 Booster sep
		T+2:35 St 1 sep
		T+2:39 St 1 burn?
		T+3:55 Fairing
		T+6:37 St 2 sep
		T+6:44 St 3 MES-1
	1707	T+10:19 St 3 MECO-1	200? x 640? x 27?
		T+21:03? St 3 MES-2
		T+24:01? St 3 MECO-2
	1722	T+25:40? Payload sep
2016 Jan 16			748.151 185 x 41656 x 26.40
2016 Jan 28			1436.11 35779 x 35794 x 0.1 GEO 51.5E
2016 May 3			1436.053 35780 x 35791 x 0.02 GEO 51.49E

Hot Bird 7

 2006-007A

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Alcatel Space built HB 7 for Eutelsat SA. It will go to 13E and replace HB1. The satellite is a Spacebus 3000B3.

Launch mass 4100 kg, 1740 kg dry, size 3.7 x 1.8 x 2.3m with 36.9m span. HB7A is the lower satellite in the V170 launch. on an 1195H adapter.

HB7
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2006 Mar 11	2233	Launch by Ariane 5ECA L527	CSG ELA3
		T+2:19 EAP sep
		T+3:15 Fairing sep
		T+8:56 EPC MECO	-1141 x 158 x 6.8
	2241	T+9:02 EPC sep
	2241	T+9:06 ESC-A burn
	2257	T+24:45 ESC-A shutdown 597 km
	2300	T+27:04 Spainsat sep	270 x 35748 x 5.0
	2303	T+30:44 Sylda 5 sep
	2305	T+32:05 HB7 sep	273 x 35717 x 5.0
		T+51:40 end of V170 mission
2006 Mar 13			631.70 270 x 35748 x 5.0
2006 Mar 17?		LAM-1
2006 Mar		LAM-2
2006 Mar 20			1426.27 35593 x 35594 x 0.1
2006 Apr 3			1436.09 35753 x 35819 x 0.1 GEO 13.0E
2009 Apr 26			1436.07 35774 x 35800 x 0.1 GEO 13.0E
2009 Feb 16		mv out	1436.07 35779 x 35792 x 0.0 GEO 13.0E
2009 Mar 6		mv in	1436.11 35777 x 35796 x 0.0 GEO 8.9E
		Renamed Eurobird 9A
2010 May 9			1436.08 35769 x 35802 x 0.0 GEO 9.0E
2012 Mar 1		Renamed EUTELSAT 9A
2016 Mar 1			1436.10 35766 x 35897 x 0.1 GEO 9.0E
2016 Mar 6			1436.05 35765 x 35805 x 0.0 GEO 9.1E
2016 Mar 9		Move out
2016 Mar 17		Move in as EUTELSAT 13E
2016 May 17			1436.12 35771 x 35802 x 0.0 GEO 13.0E

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Meteosat 8

 2002-040B

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MSG 1 was the first Meteosat Second Generation satellite. The ESA/EUMETSAT satellite is the first of three. Prime contractor is Alcatel/Cannes; Astrium?(Matra)/Velizy builds the imagers. The MSG returns images in 12 bands every 15 min, compared to a 3-band image every 30 min for earlier satellites.

Size is 3.2d 2.4l cylinder. Launch mass 2010 kg, BOL/dry 1000 kg. Spin stabilized at 100 rpm. MSG is below the Sylda 5. MSG has two DASA S400 400N LAM engines using MMH/MON-1.

Initially to M-standby at 10W, then to primary at 0W.

In late 2002 a power amp failure meant that the high data rate processed image redistribution system was shut down. The satellite was related to 9E in Apr 2008.

MSG 1
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2002 Aug 28	2245	Launch by Ariane 513/V155	CSG ELA3
		T+2:23 EAP sep
		T+3:17 Fairing sep
		T+9:36 EPC MECO
	2254	T+9:42 EPC Sep	50? x 2000? x 7?
		T+9:49 EPS MES
		T+26:30 EPS MECO
		T+28:04 AB1 sep
		T+31:45 Sylda 5 sep
		T+36:12 MSG 1 sep
2002 Aug 29			640.12 583 x 35868 x 5.5
2002 Aug 30	1145	LAM-1 17min
2002 Aug 31	1248	LAM-2 17min	16661 x 35800
2002 Sep 3	0600	LAM-3
2002 Sep 3			1089.78 21671 x 35731 x 1.0
2002 Sep 5	1235	LAM-4 9min burn
2002 Sep 9	1430	SEVIRI entry baffle cover release
2002 Sep 10			1423.48 35534 x 35543 x 2.0 GEO 36.0W
2002 Sep 11	0600	Cooler cover release, ejection
2002 Sep 18		Braking
2002 Sep 20		mv in	1436.08 35749 x 35822 x 2.0 GEO 10.6W
2002 Sep 25		Control to EUMETSAT
2002 Oct 26			1436.10 35784 x 35788 x 1.9 GEO 10.5W
2004 Jan 9			1436.08 35781 x 35791 x 1.0 GEO 10.5W
2004 Jan 24		Relocating
2004 Feb 7			1436.13 35781 x 35792 x 0.9 GEO 3.5W
2005 Jun		First NSSK mvr
2006 Jul 16			1436.06 35777 x 35794 x 0.9 GEO 3.5W
2006 Aug 8			1436.02 35781 x 35788 x 0.9 GEO 3.2W
2007 Feb 20		EW maneuver
2007 May 22		Debris hit?
2007 Aug 30			1436.11 35782 x 35791 x 0.8 GEO 3.6W
2008 Apr 4		Move out from 3.5W
2008 May 5		Move in at 9.5E
2008 May 16			1436.14 35778 x 35796 x 0.5 GEO 9.4E
2013 Jan 31			1436.13 35786 x 35788 x 1.8 GEO 9.1E
2013 Feb 1		Move
2013 Feb 26		On station 4E	1436.15 35786 x 35788 x 1.9 GEO 4.0E
2015		Op backup for Met-9/10 at 3.9E
2016 Jul 4			1436.05 35784 x 35787 x 4.2 GEO 3.8E

Hot Bird 6

 2002-038A

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HB6 at 13E will be 3905 kg launch. Alcatel Spacebus 3000B3 bus. The satellite replaces HB5 and frees capacity on HB4. It will deliver digital TV and radio to Europe, N Africa and the Middle East. The Ka-band delivers interactive IP and DVB services to businesses.

Vehicle AV-001 will be launched from SLC-41 in 2002. CCB is 3.81m diameter, 32.5m tall with RD-180 engine. Common Centaur upper stage; 4-m fairing, no strapons. SEC Centaur is 3.05m dia 12.7m long with extended nozzle and one RL10A-4-2 engine.

Hot Bird 6
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2002 Aug 21	2205:00	Launch by Atlas V 401 AV-001	CC SLC41
		T+4:00 BECO
		T+4:09 Atlas sep 113 km	-5000 x 200?
		T+4:18 Centaur MES-1
		T+4:27 Fairing (4-m EPF) sep	-4900 x 200?
	2220:11	T+15:11 MECO1	199 x 1482 x 27.4
	2229:12	T+24:12 MES-2
	2233:26	T+28:26 MECO-2	315 x 45850 x 17.6
	2236:36	T+31:36 Centaur sep
2002 Aug 21			827.85 304 x 45439 x 17.7
2002 Aug 22			834.35 322 x 45636 x 17.7
		LAM-1
2002 Aug 25			837.31 313 x 45785 x 17.5
2002 Aug 25	0330?	LAM-2
2002 Aug 28			1590.65 31855 x 45663 x 1.17
2002 Aug 28	2340?	LAM-3 140m/s at peri?	31855 x 35860?
2002 Aug 30	1000?	LAM-4
2002 Aug 31			1435.49 35689 x 35860 x 0.1 GEO 1.1E+0.1E
2002 Sep 5			1436.06 35781 x 35790 x 0.1 GEO 1.7E
2002 Sep 15		mv out	35695 x 35724 x 0.1 GEO 4E+1E
2002 Sep 24			1432.03 35701 x 35712 x 0.1 GEO 13E+1E
2002 Oct 14			1436.04 35762 x 35808 x 0.0 GEO 13.1E
2006 Aug 1			1436.05 35763 x 35807 x 0.0 GEO 13.0E
2012 Mar 1		Renamed EUTELSAT HOT BIRD 13A
2013 Jul 7			1436.06 35766 x 35805 x 0.0 GEO 12.9E
2013 Jul 9		Move out, 0.6W/d
		Renamed EUTELSAT 8 West C
2013 Aug 31			1436.09 35767 x 35805 x 0.0 GEO 7.9W
2015 Oct 1			1436.08 35768 x 35804 x 0.1 GEO 7.5W
2015 Oct 3		Move out
2015 Oct 23		Move in 33E	1436.08 35777 x 35795 x 0.1 GEO 33.1E
2015 Oct 23		Renamed EUTELSAT 33D
2016 Mar 6			1436.06 35768 x 35803 x 0.0 GEO 33.1E

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Raduga 2009

 2009-010A

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This was a Globus satellite, launched by a Proton-K/DM-2.

Raduga-1
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2009 Feb 28	0410	Launch by Proton	KB
		T+2:06 St 1 sep
		T+3:03 GO sep
		T+5:30 St 2 sep
	0419	T+9:34 St 3 MECO
	0419	T+9:44 Stage 3 sep
	0523	T+1:13:25 Blok DM-2 MES-1
	0530	T+1:20:28 DM MECO-1	x 49.2
	1043	T+6:33:49? SOZ burn
	1043	T+6:33:49 DM MES-2
	1046	T+6:37:02 DM MECO-2
	1046	DM sep
2009 Mar 27			1435.78 35614 x 35946 x 1.4 GEO 17.2E
2009 May 11			1436.10 35626 x 35947 x 1.3 GEO 16.9E
2010 Jan 1			1436.12 35752 x 35821 x 1.0 GEO 16.7E
2010 Jan 22		Relocated to 12E
2010 Feb 6			1436.07 35782 x 35789 x 0.9 GEO 11.5E
2015 Apr 15			1436.04 35778 x 35792 x 4.2 GEO 12.3E

Arthurian Literature XXXII (Arthurian Literature, 32)

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Roomies : a novel about friendship, first loves, and random room assignments

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STS-121 (Discovery)

 2006-028A

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The second post-Columbia return-to-flight mission was approved for launch amid public disagreements between senior NASA managers. It was known that the foam problem had not been fully solved, but engineers concluded that the crew could find safety aboard ISS if there was significant damage to Discovery.

Mission ULF.1 used OV-103 in OPF/3; with BI-126 RSRM-93 and ET-119 on MLP-1 and pad 39B. MECO mass 148670 kg (ascent profile, includes ET?). MECO/ETSEP mass 115791 kg. Post OMS 2 at 113040 kg. Rev 4 112001 kg. Pre deorbit 110507 kg. Launch mass 121092 kg. Landing mass 102394 kg. MS5 Reiter will join EX13 as the ESA Astrolab mission.

SSME 2049 2051 2045

Space Shuttle Discovery took off from Launch Complex 39B at 1837:55 UTC on Jul 4, on mission STS-121. The OMS-2 burn at 1915 UTC put Discovery in a 155 x 253 km x 51.6 deg orbit, while ET-119 fell back to Earth in its 56 x 230 km x 51.6 deg trans-atmospheric orbit and reentered over the Pacific at about 1950 UTC.

Following the loss of Columbia on mission STS-107 in Jan 2003, the Shuttle's External Tank was redesigned to reduce the amount of thermal protection foam that falls off during ascent, and methods were developed to fix any damage to the Orbiter's thermal protection system due to foam hits. The loss of OV-102 Columbia was due to damage to the RCC leading edge panels of its left wing caused by foam from External Tank ET-93. Orbiter OV-103 Discovery then flew on mission STS-114 in July 2005, but to general consternation it turned out that its tank, ET-121, lost larger pieces of foam than expected. The Shuttle stood down again and the future of the program is riding on the new mission, STS-121.

EMU 3006, 3015 and 3008 were flown up. EMU 3009, 3010 and 3013 were returned to Earth.

Orbiter OV-103 Discovery is using tank ET-119 and solid motors RSRM-93. In the payload bay, the cargo is:

Location Cargo Mass Bay 1-2 Orbiter Docking System 1800 kg? Bay 4S? APC with SPDU? 20 kg? Bay 5-6 Integrated Cargo Carrier (ICC) 1500 kg? Keel Yoke Device (KYD) TUS/RA, EATCS-PM, FGB Bay 7S? ROEU? 20 kg? Bay 7-12 Leonardo (MPLM-1) 9500 kg Bay 13 LMC, DTO 848 954 kg Sill OBSS 202 450 kg? Sill RMS 303 390 kg -------------------------------------------------------- Total cargo: 14594 kg?

The LMC (Lightweight MPESS Carrier) carries the DTO 848 thermal protection system repair kit demo; the ICC carries the TUS (Trailing Umbilical System) for the ISS Mobile Transporter repair, as well as the EATCS-PM pump module for the ISS truss, and a fixed grapple bar. The Multipurpose Logistics Module, Leonardo, carries the MELFI freezer rack, the Express Transportation Rack with the EMCS (European Modular Cultivation System) and the OGS oxygen generation system rack, as well as 3 RSR (Resupply Stowage Rack) and 5 RSP (Resupply Stowage Platform). The ROEU (Remotely Operated Electrical Umbilical) on the payload bay sidewall provides power to the MPLM.

STS-121 will dock with the Station at PMA-2. Crew of Discovery are Steven Lindsey (CDR), Mark E. Kelly (Pilot), Michael Fossum (MS1), Lisa Nowak (MS2), Stephanie Wilson (MS3) and Piers Sellers (MS4), all of NASA. ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter (MS5) is flying as part of the Expedition 13 crew and is expected to remain aboard the Station with Vinogradov and Williams.

STS-121 would inspect the TPS post-launch using the OBSS boom and then dock with ISS. EVA-1 by Sellers and Fossum will use OBSS for inspection of the orbiter underside, and then fix a cable cutter on the ISS MT. On EVA-2 they will replace the MT TUS reel assembly and cable cutter. They will also install a TCS pump on ESP-2. A possible EVA-3 will test TPS inspection and repair techniques.

MPLM will include MELFI, OGS (Oyxgen Generation System), and a new cycle ergometer. EXPRESS Rack 2 and MELFI will transfer to Destiny. ER2 has the EMCS, a half rack with a plant growth incubator.

The MISSE 3 and 4 experiments were transferred internally to ISS for later installation.

 

 

STS-121
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2006 May 12		Move from OPF/3 to VAB HB3
2006 May 19		Move to LC39B
2006 Jul 1	1941	Launch scrub WX T-9m
2006 Jul 2	1714	Scrub WX T-1h17m
2006 Jul 4	1837:55	Launch from LC39B
	1839:57	T+2:03 SRB sep
	1840:07	T+2:13 OMS assist
	1842:37	T+4:35 OMS assist CO
	1846:26	T+8:30? MECO
	1846:47	T+8:40? ET sep	56 x 218 x 51.6
	1915:55	T+38:00s OMS-2	155 x 231 x 51.6
	1917:00	OMS-2 CO
	2014:42	PLBD open
	2245?	Unberth RMS
		Rendezvous burns
	2330?	NC1 burn
2006 Jul 5	1053:31	NC2 OMS-3
	1053:55	OMS-3 CO
	1248s	OBSS unberth	88.32 154 x 228 x 51.7
	1513?	NPC
	1703		88.6 158 x 257 x 51.6
	1823s	OBSS reberth
	2145:59	NC3 OMS-4
	2147:47	OMS-4 CO
2006 Jul 6	0340		90.41 252 x 336 x 51.6
	1032:59	NC4 OMS-5
	1033:44	OMS-5 CO
	1204:46	OMS-6 L TI burn	91.36 334 x 348 x 51.6
	1205:03	OMS-6 CO
	1225	MC1
	1253	6 km range
	1259?	MC2
	1308	3 km range
	1317	MC3
	1321	1 km range
	1327	MC4
	1340	240 m, approaching on R-bar
	1346	200 m
	1405	Begin moving to V-bar, at 120m
	1414	At Vbar
	1428	50m on approach on V-bar
	1445	10m from PMA-2/Destiny
	1449	2.5m
	1451:42	Docking with PMA-2/Destiny
	1630	HO	91.37 334 x 348 x 51.6
		RMS grapple OBSS
		SSRMS grapple OBSS
		RMS attach OBSS
	1913	Reiter IELK to ISS
2006 Jul 7
	0942	SSRMS grapple MPLM
	1012	SSRMS unberth MPLM
	1150?	SSRMS berth MPLM on Unity
	1325?	SSRMS ungrapple MBS
		RMS survey of STS
	1855	HO to MPLM
		SSRMS grapple MBS
		SSRMS other end ungrapple Destiny
		Transfer FPMU and MISSE-3/4 to ISS
2006 Jul 8
		EVA-1
	1230	Begin Quest depress
	1240	7psi
	1244	5psi, hold
	1258	Resume depress
	1301	2.5psi
	1302	2 psi
	1305	1.5 psi
	1308	1.0psi
	1310	0.8psi
	1312	0.6psi
	1315	0.4psi, go for HO
	1316	HO
	1317	Battery power
	1325	Egress Sellers
	1335	Egress Fossum
	1342	Inspecting MT TUS
	1400	Retrieve APFR from PMA-1
	1415	Heading for PLB
	1535	Sellers on OBSS, stability tests
	1600	Tests in progress at 14m above PLB
	1655	OBSS extended
	2010	Payload bay cleanup
	2015	Installing APFR on AL exterior
	2024	TC open
	2025	Ingress Fossum
	2031	Ingress Sellers
	2033	Partial reegress/reingress Sellers
	2033	TC closed
	2042	HC
	2048	Repress
	2050	5 psi
2006 Jul 9
		SSRMS grapple Destiny
		SSRMS ungrapple MBS
2006 Jul 10
		MT moved from site 4 to site 5
		EVA-2
	1129	Begin CL depress
	1138	6 psi
	1139	5.2 psi
	1140	5 psi, holding
	1156	Resume
	1159	2.4psi
	1200	2 psi, pump power off
	1202	1.5 psi
	1207	0.86psi
	1209?	At 0.7psi, AL depressed
	1211	0.5 psi
	1213	0.43 psi, go for HO
	1213	HO, TC open
	1214	Battery power
	1223	Sellers egress
	1230?	Fossum egress
	1231	TC closed
	1300	Installing FGB grapple bar on pump module
	1312	Astronauts unberth PM
	1316	SSRMS grapple PM
	1403	TUS umbilical installed on MT?
	1440	RMS ungrapple PM, held by EVA
	1445	EVA install of PM on ESP-2
	1520	Old TUS removed by Fossum/SSRMS
	1600	Old TUS to Sellers
	1615	TUS RA unberth from ICC by Fossum
		TUS is 151 kg. Size is 1.5 x 1.5 x 0.8m.
	1630	Old TUS RA berthed on ICC
	1647	New TUS held by Fossum, at MT/MBS
	1720	TUS RA install on MT/MBS
	1840?	Ingress Fossum
	1851?	Ingress Sellers
	1852	HC
	1901	Repress, end EVA
2006 Jul 12
	1015	MT move to new station
	1036	AL depress begins
	1045	Pause at 5psi
	1101	Resume depress
	1104	At 2 psi
	1113	1 psi
	1114	0.8 psi
		Prep to move SSRMS toward bay
	1115	0.7 psi
	1115	AL depress
	1118	0.5 psi
	1119	HO
	1120	Battery power
	1130?	Egress Sellers
	1135	Sellers moves on to SSRMS
	1140?	Egress Fossum
	1230	Fossum, Sellers working at LMC
	1415	Spatula lost
	1721	Sample box closed
		Relocate grapple fixture to S1
	1810?	Ingress Fossum
	1810?	Ingress Sellers
	1815	TC closed
	1825	HC
	1831	Repress
2006 Jul 14	1213s	SSRMS grapple MPLM
	1308s	MLPM unberthed from Unity
	1350	MPLM in mid transfer
	1443	MPLM lowering into bay
	1450?	MPLM latched in bay
	1523s	Ungrapple MPLM
	1538s	SSRMS grapple MBS
	1628s	SSRMS ungrapple lab
2006 Jul 15	0810?	HC
	1007:38	Undock
	1026	110 m on +Vbar
	1029	Sep-1 0.5m/s 120m on +Vbar
	1057	Sep-2 on +?Rbar
2006 Jul 17	0933:29	PLBD close
	1206:55	DO 3:02 92.0m/s
	1209:58	DO CO	30 x 340 x 51.6
	1242:49	EI
	1314:43	RW15 KSC
	1314:43	MGTD 12:18:36:48
	1314:53	NGTD
	1315:49 WS