Saturday, August 13, 2016

Progress M-20M

 2013-039A


The M-20M flight, ISS mission 52P, made a quick flight to ISS, carrying a cargo with the last minute addition of EMU spacesuit repair tools. The spacecraft was 11F615A60 No. 420. Launch mass was 7283 kg, including 2366 kg; 880 kg prop, 1491 kg dry cargo and 877 kg wet cargo (prop, oxygen, water and air). EVA accounted material (DPN/VRM) 107 kg. Undocking mass 6037 kg.

The Izgib experiment had two goals  - to test Progress in a gravity gradient stabilized mode, and a solar orientation rotating mode to determine the spacecraft's mass and inertia tensor.


M20M 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2013 Jul 27  2045:08 Launch by Soyuz-U L15000-130 KB LC31  
  T+1:59 Strapons sep 
  T+2:38 GO sep 
  T+4:45 St 2 off 
  T+4:47 St 2 sep 
  T+4:57 KhO sep 
  T+8:46 St 3 MECO 
 2043:57 T+8:49 St 3 sep  88.58 189 x 219 x 51.6 
   88.56 194 x 240 x 51.65 (NK) 
 2131:42  DV1 48s 18.9 m/s 
 2213:47  DV2 26.5s 10.3m/s  89.56 255 x 275 x 51.65 
 2302:48  DV3 27.7s 10.8m/s 
 2347:11  DV4 20.3s 7.8m/s  90.18 286 x 301 x 51.67  
2013 Jul 28  
 0157? Flyaround 
 0211  Stationkeep 
 0216  Final approach begins 
 0222  32m range, approach 
 0226:10  Docked with Pirs T+5:41:02  92.90 413 x 419 x 51.7  
 1515:25  HO to ISS 
2014 Feb 3  1621:27  Undock from Pirs 
 1624:28  Sep burn 
 1919:00  SKD burn 31s 15m/s  365 x 416 km 
2014 Feb 8   Izgib experiment 
2014 Feb 110 End of Izgib ops
2014 Feb 11  1506:30  Deorbited, 3:01 burn, 89.95m/s 
 1554  Impact 47.3S 138.9W, 3700 km SE Wellington

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Progress M-18M

 2013-007A


Progress M-18M (11F615A60 No. 418) was launched on a fast 6-hour rendezvous profile for mission 50P.

Launch mass was 7283 kg. Undocking mass 5901 kg.

Cargo mass up was 2638 kg including 88 kg accounted Obstanovka EVA material. The old TVIS treadmill was discarded aboard M-18M.

 


PM18M 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2013 Feb 11  1441:47  Launch by Soyuz-U  KB 
  T+1:58 Strapon sep 
  T+2:41 Fairing sep
  T+4:47 Blok A sep 
  T+4:57 Blok I burn 
  T+8:45 Blok I MECO 
 1450:36  T+8:49 Blok-I sep 
 1523:52  DV V1 67.2s 26.7m/s 
 1551:54  DV V2 46.1s 18.3m/s 
 1646:49  DV V3 SKD burn 18.2s 6.9m/s 
 1736:53  DV V4 SKD burn 15.8s 6.0m/s 
 2014  500m, Begin flyaround 
 2023  200m skeep 
 2024  Begin final approach 
 2034  15m 
 2034:18 Docking with Pirs 
 2046  Hard dock 
2013 Feb 12  1221:17  HO to ISS 
2013 Jul 25  
 2043:48 Undocked from Pirs 
 2046:49  Sep burn 15s  413 x 419 x 51.7 
 2353:00  Deorbit burn 198s 106.4m/s  
 2356:18  DO CO  49? x 418 x 51.7 
2013 Jul 26  0030? Entry 
 0042  Impact Pacific, 4100 km from Wellington

Monday, August 8, 2016

TDRS-11

 2013-004A


TDRS 11 (TDRS K), Next gen TDRS, Boeing BSS-601HP satellites. 8.1m high 21.1m span. 3454 kg launch.

Has new beam forming technology, updated electronics, and increased bandwidth.


TDRS K 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

2013 Jan 31  0148:00  Launch by Atlas V 401 AV-036 CC SLC41 
  T+4:02 BECO, Az 101.4 deg  
  T+4:08 Atlas sep 
  T+4:18 MES-1 
  T+4:26 Fairing sep
 0203  Perigee positive 
 0206 T+18:14 MECO-1  183 x 24854 x 26.5  
 0328 T+1:40:17 MES-2 
 0329 T+1:41:16 MECO-2 
 0334 T+1:46:02 Centaur sep  4313 x 35789 x 25.9  
2013 Feb 3    712.66 4332 x 35769 x 25.8 
2013 Feb 4   LAM1  855.35 11155 x 35785 x 16.1 
2013 Feb 5   LAM2 1089.07 21588 x 35784 x 10.0 
2013 Feb 7  
 1353.69 32529 x 35786 x 7.6 
2013 Feb 8  
LAM3
2013 Feb 9   Arrive GEO 153W 
2013 Feb 10    1426.84 35422 x 35787 x 7.5 
2013 Feb 11   Arrived GEO 150W, spindown 
2013 Feb 12   N solar array deploy 
2013 Feb 15    1434.78 35722 x 35799 x 7.0 GEO 149.5W+0.3E/d 

October 1,2026

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