Fwd: Soyuz TMA-07M Launch-to-Docking Timeline...

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From: "Moon, Larry J. (JSC-EA411)" <larry.j.moon@nasa.gov>
Date: December 17, 2012 4:32:38 PM GMT-06:00
To: "Moon, Larry J. (JSC-EA411)" <larry.j.moon@nasa.gov>
Subject: FW: Soyuz TMA-07M Launch-to-Docking Timeline...

 

ISS SOYUZ 33 (TMA-07M) LAUNCH-TO-DOCK TIMELINE

Expedition 34 Crew Augmentation

 

                                            

 

ISS Exp 34 Crew (aboard ISS)

CDR Kevin Ford                  (E34 CDR)                    2nd Flt (STS-128)

FE1 Oleg Novitskiy              (32S CDR TMA-06M)     1st Flt

FE2 Evgeny Tarelkin                                              1st Flt

 

ISS Exp 34/35 Crew (en route)

FE4 Roman Romanenko   (33S CDR TMA-07M)     2nd Flt (E20-21)

FE5 Chris Hadfield-CSA    (E35 CDR)                    3rd Flt (STS-74, STS-100)

FE6 Tom Marshburn                                               2nd Flt (STS-127)

 

Tuesday                  December 18

 

  CST                EST              EVENT

  9:42 pm        10:42 pm       Crew wakeup (L-8 hrs, 30 min)

10:22 pm       11:22 pm       Final countdown begins; Soyuz systems cks (L-8 hrs)

 

Wednesday            December 19

 

  CST                EST              EVENT

12:12 am         1:12 am        Crew departs hotel (L-6 hrs)

12:27 am         1:27 am        Batteries installed in booster (L-5 hrs, 45 min)

12:42 am         1:42 am        State Commission "Go" (L-5 hrs, 30 min)

12:57 am         1:57 am        Crew arrives at Bldg 254 / Final medical check-ups

  1:12 am          2:12 am        Tanking begins (L-5 hrs)

  1:42 am          2:42 am        Crew suit up (L-4 hrs, 30 min)

  2:12 am          3:12 am        Booster loaded with liquid Oxygen (L-4 hrs)

  2:42 am          3:42 am        Crew greets family & friends (L-3 hrs, 30 min)

  3:07 am          4:07 am        1^st & 2^nd stage O2 fueling complete (L-3 hrs, 5 min)

  3:12 am          4:12 am        Crew reports to State Commission (L-3 hrs)

  3:17 am          4:17 am        Crew departs for pad – Site 1 (L-2 hrs, 55 min)

  3:37 am          4:37 am        Crew arrives at launch pad

  3:47 am          4:47 am        Crew boards Soyuz TMA-07M (L-2 hr, 21 min)

  4:12 am          5:12 am        Crew in re-entry vehicle (L-2 hrs)

  4:37 am          5:37 am        Re-entry vehicle hardware tested/suits ventilated

  4:52 am          5:52 am        Hatch closed; leak checks begin (L-1 hr, 20 min)

  5:00 am         6:00 am       NASA TV LAUNCH COVERAGE BEGINS

  5:12 am          6:12 am        Launch vehicle control sys prep; gyros active (L-1 hr)

  5:15 am         6:15 am       NASA TV: Crew pre-launch activities

  5:27 am          6:27 am        Pad service structure halves lowered (L-45 min)

  5:35 am          6:35 am        Suit leak checks; re-entry vehicle testing complete

  5:42 am          6:42 am        Emergency escape system armed (L-30 min)

  5:50 am          6:50 am        Service towers retracted (L-22 min)

  5:57 am          6:57 am        Suit leak checks complete; escape system to auto

  6:02 am          7:02 am        Gyros "uncaged" & recorders activated (L-10 min)

  6:05 am          7:05 am        Pre-launch operations complete

  6:06 am          7:06 am        Final launch countdown operations to auto

·         Launch complex/vehicle systems ready

  6:07 am          7:07 am        CDR's controls active/helmets closed (L-5 min)

·         Launch key inserted (yes, it's a real key)

  6:08:36 am    7:08:36 am  Combustion chamber Nitrogen purge (L-4 min)

  6:09:36 am    7:09:36 am  Ground propellant feed terminated (L-3 min)

  6:09:51 am    7:09:51 am  Booster propellant tank pressurization

  6:11:36 am    7:11:36 am  Auto sequence start (L-1 min)

·         Vehicle to internal power

·         First umbilical tower separates

  6:11:56 am    7:11:56 am  3rd stage ground pwr umbilical separates (L- 40 sec)

  6:12:16 am    7:12:16 am  Launch command issued (L-20 sec)

·         Central / side pod engines start

  6:12:21 am    7:12:21 am  Second umbilical tower separates (L-15 sec)

  6:12:26 am    7:12:26 am  Engine turbopumps at flight speed (L-10 sec)

  6:12:31 am    7:12:31 am  Engines at maximum thrust (L-5 sec)

  6:12:36 am    7:12:36 am LAUNCH (ISS 255 miles up & off coast of Angola)

  6:21:21 am    7:21:21 am  Orbital insertion (L+8 min, 45 sec)

~6:30 am         7:30 am       PLAYBACK: Launch replays

~7:15 am         8:15 am       PLAYBACK: Post-launch interviews

  9:47:43 am  10:47:43 am  DV-1 rendezvous burn (68.9 miles per hour)

10:00 am       11:00 am       ISS UPDATE: B-roll & post-launch interviews

10:35:49 am  11:35:49 am  DV-2 burn (52.9 mph)

 

Thursday                December 20

 

  CST                EST              EVENT

  7:30:46 am    8:30:46 am  DV-3 burn (4.5 mph)

 

Friday                      December 21

 

  CST                EST              EVENT

  5:51:08 am    6:51:08 am  Automated Rendezvous & Docking (AR&D) start

  6:13 am          7:13 am        AR&D DV4/Impulse 1 (53.2 mph)

  6:25 am          7:25 am        U.S. hands attitude control to Russian segment

  6:35 am          7:35 am        AR&D Impulse 2 (3 mph)

  6:37 am          7:37 am        Soyuz Kurs-A (Active) activation

  6:39 am          7:39 am        Service Module (Zvezda) Kurs-P (Passive) activation

  6:56 am          7:56 am        Range 62 miles – establish Soyuz VHF-2 voice link

  6:59 am          7:59 am        AR&D DV5/Impulse 3 (57.9 mph)

  7:02 am          8:02 am        Range 49.7 miles – Valid Kurs-P range data

  7:11 am          8:11 am        Sunrise

  7:23 am          8:23 am        Range 9.3 miles – Kurs-A & Kurs-P short test

  7:31 am          8:31 am        Range 4.9 miles – Soyuz TV activation

  7:45 am         8:45 am       NASA TV DOCKING COVERAGE BEGINS

  7:40 am          8:40 am        AR&D Impulse 4 (13.7 mph)

  7:41 am          8:41 am        AR&D Ballistic Targeting Point

  7:45 am          8:45 am        AR&D Impulse 5 (14.3 mph)

  7:48 am          8:48 am        AR&D Impulse 6 (3.6 mph)

  7:51 am          8:51 am        Fly-around mode start

  7:57 am          8:57 am        Station keeping start

  8:02 am          9:02 am        Final approach start

  8:09 am          9:09 am        Sunset

  8:12:39 am    9:12:39 am  Docking to MRM1 – "Rassvet" (NW of Astana)

·         Station to free drift

  8:25 am          9:25 am        Soyuz hooks closed

·         Station maneuvers to LVLH attitude

~8:30 am         9:30 am       NASA TV: Post dock news conf. from MCC-M

  8:44 am          9:44 am        Sunrise

  9:05 am        10:05 am       Russian segment hands attitude control to U.S.

10:15 am       11:15 am       NASA TV: Hatch/welcome ceremony coverage

10:45 am       11:45 am       Hatch opening & welcome ceremony

  1:00 pm         2:00 pm       NASA TV: Docking, hatches & welcome highlights

 

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