Fwd: Antares / Cygnus Launch-to-Capture Timeline...

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From: "Moon, Larry J. (JSC-EA411)" <larry.j.moon@nasa.gov>
Date: September 17, 2013 4:01:52 PM GMT-06:00
To: "Moon, Larry J. (JSC-EA411)" <larry.j.moon@nasa.gov>
Subject: FW: Antares / Cygnus Launch-to-Capture Timeline...

 

 

below is the Orbital Sciences Corp.'s Launch-to-Capture timeline, which begins tomorrow with the "call to stations." Some of the times are approximate.

 

Go ANTARES & GO CYGNUS !

 

-KjH (NASA Public Affairs)

"Blow away the lies that leave you nothing but lost and brokenhearted"

 

 

CYGNUS DEMO-1 LAUNCH-TO-CAPTURE TIMELINE

Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport

 

 

Wednesday            September 18

 

  CDT               EDT              EVENT

  1:35 am          2:35 am        Antares launch "Call to Stations" (~L-8 hrs, 15 min)

  2:05 am          3:05 am        Begin launch checklist (L-7 hrs, 45 min)

·         Voice checks

·         Range & facility set up

  3:20 am          4:20 am        Pad clear (L-6 hrs, 30 min)

  3:45 am         4:45 am       Poll: Readiness to init. loading sequencer timeline

  3:50 am          4:50 am        Orbital Commodities Control System (OCCS)

sequencer initiation & warm helium charging (L-6 hrs)

  3:50 am         4:50 am       Poll: Launch vehicle external power on

  3:55 am          4:55 am        Vehicle power up & systems checks (L-5 hrs, 55 min)

  4:55 am         5:55 am       Poll: Readiness to init. pre-launch processing

  6:10 am          7:10 am        Countdown enters first of two 15 min built-in holds

  6:20 am         7:20 am       Management team "Call to Stations"

  6:25 am          7:25 am        Countdown resumes

  6:30 am         7:30 am       Poll: Readiness to init. LOLS chilldown

  6:35 am          7:35 am        Start LO2 Loading Sys chilldown (L-3 hrs, 15 min)

·         High-pressure gaseous nitrogen supply

·         TLS transfer line priming

  8:05 am          9:05 am        Countdown enters second of two 15 min built-in holds

  8:20 am          9:20 am        Countdown resumes

  8:20 am         9:20 am       Poll: Readiness to begin propellant loading ops

  8:20 am          9:20 am        Start propellant loading (L-1 hr, 30 min)

  9:00 am       10:00 am       NASA TV: Antares/Cygnus launch prep b-roll feed

  9:15 am       10:15 am       Poll: Proceed w/Main Engine Sys (MES) chilldown

  9:15 am       10:15 am       NASA TV LAUNCH COVERAGE BEGINS

  9:20 am        10:20 am        Start engine low flow chilldown

·         Launch window narrows from 15 to 10 minutes

  9:38 am       10:38 am       Poll: Proceed with final countdown

  9:40 am        10:40 am        Start engine medium flow chilldown (L-10 min)

·         Launch window narrows from 10 to 5 minutes

  9:46:30 am  10:46:30 am  Initiate auto sequencer transition (terminal count)

  9:47 am        10:47 am        Auto sequencer control

  L-0.5 sec                  Initiation of launch ordnance train

  9:50:14 am  10:50:14 am  Stage 1 ignition

  L+1.5 sec                 Engine health checks complete

  9:50:16 am  10:50:16 am LAUNCH

·         ISS 261 statute up and above the South Atlantic

  9:50:20 am  10:50:20 am  Transporter/Erector/Launcher (TEL) clear

  9:53:38 am  10:53:38 am  Stage 1 throttle down (+3:24 MET/49.7 statute/7,198 mph)

  9:53:57 am  10:53:57 am  Stage 1 shutdown (3:53/66.8 sm/10,044 mph)

  9:54:57 am  10:54:02 am  Stage 1 separation (3:58/70 sm/10,048 mph)

  9:55:34 am  10:55:34 am  Fairing separation (5:20/113 sm/9,721 mph)

  9:55:39 am  10:55:39 am  Interstage separation (5:25/115 sm/9,708 mph)

  9:55:42 am  10:55:42 am  Stage 2 ignition (5:29/116 sm/9,699 mph)

  9:58:15 am  10:58:15 am  Stage 2 burnout; orbit insertion (8:01/155 sm/16,716 mph)

10:00:15 am  11:00:15 am  Cygnus separation (10:01/154 sm/16,734 mph)

·         Orbital insertion – 150 x 185 miles (243 x 299 km)

·         Inclination: 51.64 degrees

10:01 am        11:01 am        Solar array deploy begins

10:23 am        11:23 am        Solar array deploy ends

10:30 am       11:30 am       NASA TV: Launch replays

11:30 am       12:30 pm       NASA TV: Post-launch news conference

  3:11 pm          4:11 pm        Delta Velocity (DV1) Rndv Burn (6:37 / 96 mph)

  8:36 pm          9:36 pm        Demo Abort (1:59 / 3.4 mph)

 

Thursday                September 19

 

  CDT               EDT              EVENT

  1:07 am          2:07 am        DV2 Rndv Burn (4:41 / 69 mph)

10:22 am        11:22 am        DV3 Rndv Burn (6 sec / 1.5 mph)

 

Friday              September 20

 

  CDT               EDT              EVENT

  1:38 pm          2:38 pm        DV4 Rndv Burn (39 sec / 9.5 mph)

  7:38 pm          8:38 pm        Plane Maneuver (20 sec / 4.8 mph)

 

Saturday         September 21

 

  CDT               EDT              EVENT

  1:24 am          2:24 am        DV5 Rndv Burn (7 sec / 1.8 mph)

  7:35 am          8:35 am        DV6 Rndv Burn (7 sec / 1.8 mph)

  1:46 pm          2:46 pm        DV7 Rndv Burn (2 sec / 0.4 mph)

  8:45 pm          9:45 pm        DV8 Rndv Burn (2 sec / 0.4 mph)

 

Sunday           September 22

 

  CDT               EDT              EVENT

12:38 am         1:38 am       Go / No-Go for Joint Operations

  2:01 am          3:01 am        Joint Targeting Reference Point (JTRP) Arrival

  2:08 am        3:08 am       Go / No-Go 1 (Approach Delta Velocity 1 & 2)

  2:16 am          3:16 am        ADV1 Rndv Burn

  2:59 am          3:59 am        ADV2 Rndv Burn

  3:03 am          4:03 am        Disable SCAN (Range 3.7 statute miles / 6 km)

  3:18 am          4:18 am        Station begins maneuver to docking attitude (~5 min)

  3:23 am          4:23 am        Station in docking attitude

  3:23 am         4:23 am       Go / No-Go (ADV3 & 4)

  3:30 am         4:30 am       NASA TV RENDEZVOUS COVERAGE BEGINS

  3:38 am          4:38 am        ADV3 (AI) Rndv Burn

  3:46 am          4:46 am        Range 1000 meters (3,280 feet)

  3:52 am          4:52 am        ADV4 Rndv Burn

  4:10 am          5:10 am        First 250 meter arrival (820 feet)

  4:15 am          5:15 am        First 250 meter departure

  4:18 am          5:18 am        Retreat Demo start

  4:24 am          5:24 am        Retreat Demo end / Second 250 meter arrival

  4:29 am          5:29 am        Second 250 meter departure

  4:32 am          5:32 am        Hold Demo start / 220 meter arrival (722 feet)

  5:12 am         6:12 am       Go / No-Go inside Keep-Out Sphere (KOS)

  5:17 am          6:17 am        Departure from 220 meter hold point

  5:27 am          6:27 am        Range 100 meters (328 feet)

  5:41 am          6:41 am        30 meter Hold Point arrival (98 feet)

  6:01 am          7:01 am        Capture Attempt 1 (earliest Go) – Sunrise + 1 min

  6:06 am          7:06 am        30 meter Hold Point departure (delayed for lighting)

  6:15 am          7:15 am        Capture Attempt 1 (earliest Capture Point arrival)

  6:15 am          7:15 am        Capture Point arrival

  6:20 am         7:20 am       Go / No-Go for capture

  6:23 am          7:23 am        Station to free drift

  6:25 am         7:25 am       CYGNUS CAPTURE (Station arm grapple)

  6:27 am          7:27 am        Station to attitude control (U.S. thrusters only)

  8:15 am          9:15 am        Cygnus berth to Harmony nadir docking port begins

10:20 am        11:20 am        Cygnus berth complete (2^nd stage capture)

  Noon              1:00 pm       NASA TV: Cygnus post capture news conference

 

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