Fwd: Soyuz TMA-12M Launch-to-Docking Timeline...

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From: "Moon, Larry J. (JSC-EA411)" <larry.j.moon@nasa.gov>
Date: March 21, 2014 10:24:45 AM CDT
To: "Moon, Larry J. (JSC-EA411)" <larry.j.moon@nasa.gov>
Subject: FW: Soyuz TMA-12M Launch-to-Docking Timeline...

Good stuff from our friend Kyle in PAO!

 

 

below is the Launch-to-Docking Timeline for Tuesday afternoon's Soyuz TMA-12M flight delivering three crew members to augment the Expedition 39 & 40 crews. Alexander Skvortsov (Soyuz Commander), Oleg Artemyev & Steve Swanson (Expedition 40 Commander) launch at 4:17 pm Central (5:17 EDT) on the fifth ISS single-day launch and docking. They are scheduled to dock to the station's Poisk module just under six hours after liftoff from Baikonur…

 

ISS SOYUZ 38 (TMA-12M) LAUNCH-TO-DOCK TIMELINE

Expedition 39 Crew Augmentation

 

                          

 

ISS Exp 39 Crew (aboard ISS)

·            CDR Koichi Wakata-JAXA                                         4th Flt (STS-72, 92, E18-20, 119u/127d)

·            FE4 Mikhail Tyurin (37S CDR TMA-11M)                3rd Flt (E3; STS-105up/108dwn; E14)

·            FE5 Rick Mastracchio                                                 4th Flt (STS-106, 118 & 131)

 

ISS Exp 39/40 Crew (en route)

·            FE1 Alexander Skvortsov (38S CDR TMA-12M)      2^nd Flt (E23-24)

·            FE2 Oleg Artemyev                                                      1^st Flt (212^th aboard)

·            FE3 Steve Swanson (E40 CDR)                               3^rd Flt (STS-117 & STS-119)

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Tuesday          March 25, 2014

 

  CDT               EDT              EVENT

~7:47 am        ~8:47 am        Crew wakeup (L-8 hrs, 30 min)

  8:17 am          9:17 am        Final countdown begins; Soyuz systems cks (L-8 hrs)

10:17 am        11:17 am        Crew departs hotel (L-6 hrs)

10:32 am        11:32 am        Batteries installed in booster (L-5 hrs, 45 min)

10:47 am        11:47 am        State Commission "Go" (L-5 hrs, 30 min)

11:02 am        12:02 pm        Crew arrives at Bldg 254 / Final medical check-ups

11:17 am        12:17 pm        Tanking begins (L-5 hrs)

11:47 am        12:47 pm        Crew suit up (L-4 hrs, 30 min)

12:12 pm          1:09 pm        Booster loaded with liquid Oxygen (L-4 hrs, 5 min)

12:47 pm          1:47 pm        Crew greets family & friends (L-3 hrs, 30 min)

  1:12 pm          2:12 pm        1^st & 2^nd stage O2 fueling complete (L-3 hrs, 5 min)

  1:17 pm          2:17 pm        Crew walkout & report to State Commission (L-3 hrs)

  1:22 pm          2:22 pm        Crew departs for pad – Site 1 (L-2 hrs, 55 min)

  1:42 pm          2:42 pm        Crew arrives at launch pad (L-2 hrs, 35 min)

  1:52 pm          2:52 pm        Crew boards Soyuz TMA-12M (L-2 hr, 25 min)

  2:17 pm          3:17 pm        Crew in re-entry vehicle (L-2 hrs)

  2:42 pm          3:42 pm        Re-entry vehicle hardware tested/suits ventilated

  2:57 pm          3:57 pm        Hatch closed; leak checks begin (L-1 hr, 20 min)

  3:15 pm         4:15 pm       NASA TV LAUNCH COVERAGE BEGINS

  3:17 pm          4:17 pm        Launch vehicle control sys prep; gyros active (L-1 hr)

  3:25 pm         4:25 pm       NASA TV: Crew pre-launch activities

  3:32 pm          4:32 pm        Pad service structure components lowered (L-45 min)

  3:33 pm          4:33 pm        Clamshell-like service towers retracted

  3:40 pm          4:40 pm        Suit leak checks; re-entry vehicle testing complete

  3:47 pm          4:47 pm        Emergency escape system armed (L-30 min)

  4:02 pm          5:02 pm        Suit leak checks complete; escape system to auto

  4:07 pm          5:07 pm        Gyros "uncaged" & recorders activated (L-10 min)

  4:10 pm          5:10 pm        Pre-launch operations complete (L-7 min)

  4:11 pm          5:11 pm        Final launch countdown operations to auto (L-6 min)

·         Launch complex/vehicle systems ready

  4:12 pm          5:12 pm        CDR's controls active/helmets closed (L-5 min)

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

  4:13 pm          5:13 pm        Combustion chamber Nitrogen purge (L-4 min)

  4:14:38 pm    5:14:38 pm  Booster propellant tank pressurization

  4:15:53 pm    5:15:53 pm  Ground propellant feed terminated (L-90 seconds)

  4:16:23 pm    5:15:23 pm  Vehicle to internal power (L-60 seconds)

  4:16:38 pm    5:16:38 pm  First umbilical tower separates (L-45 seconds)

  4:16:48 pm   5:16:48 pm Auto sequence start (L-35 seconds)

  4:16:53 pm    5:16:53 pm  3rd stage ground pwr umbilical separates (L- 30 sec)

  4:17:03 pm   5:17:03 pm  Launch command issued (L-20 sec)

·         Central / side pod engines start

  4:17:08 pm    5:17:08 pm  Second umbilical tower separates (L-15 sec)

  4:17:13 pm    5:17:13 pm  Engine turbopumps at flight speed (L-10 sec)

  4:17:18 pm    5:17:18 pm  Engines at maximum thrust (L-5 sec)

  4:17:23 pm   5:17:23 pm LAUNCH (ISS 260 above northeastern Kazakhstan)

  4:26:08 pm    5:26:08 pm  Orbital insertion (L+8 min, 45 sec)

~4:30 pm       ~5:30 pm       PLAYBACK: Launch replays

~5:00 pm         6:00 pm       PLAYBACK: Post-launch interviews

5:02 pm           6:02 pm        DV-1 rendezvous burn (75.8 mph / 111 fps)

  5:47 pm          6:47 pm        DV-2 burn (57.7 mph / 84.6 fps)

  6:00 pm         7:00 pm       NASA TV: pre-launch, launch, post-launch b-roll

  6:48 pm          7:48 pm        DV-3 burn (22.7 mph / 33.3 fps)

  7:27 pm          8:27 pm        DV-4 burn (14.9 mph / 21.9 fps)

  7:50 am          8:50 am        US Motion Control Sys handover to Russian segment

  7:54 pm         8:54 pm       Automated Rendezvous & Docking (AR&D) start

7:55 am            8:55 am        Station maneuvers to docking attitude

  8:01 pm          9:01 pm        AR&D Impulse 1 (18 mph / 26.4 fps)

  8:23 pm          9:23 pm        AR&D Impulse 2 (.06 mph / .09 fps)

  8:25 pm          9:25 pm        Range 124 miles – establish Soyuz VHF-2 voice link

  8:26 pm          9:26 pm        Soyuz Kurs-A (Active) activation

  8:28 pm          9:28 pm        Service Module (Zvezda) Kurs-P (Passive) activation

  8:46 pm          9:46 pm        AR&D Impulse 3 (46 mph / 67.4 fps)

  8:52 pm          9:52 pm        Range 49.7 miles – Valid Kurs-P range data

  9:13 pm        10:13 pm        Range 9.3 miles (49,212 ft) – Kurs-A & -P short test

  9:30 pm       10:30 pm       NASA TV DOCKING COVERAGE BEGINS

  9:20 pm        10:20 pm        Range 4.9 miles (26,247 ft) – Soyuz TV activation

  9:28 pm        10:28 pm        AR&D Impulse 4 (15.9 mph / 23.3 fps)

  9:30 pm        10:30 pm        AR&D Ballistic Targeting Point

  9:33 pm        10:33 pm        AR&D Impulse 5 (13.2 mph / 19.4 fps)

  9:36 pm        10:36 pm        AR&D Impulse 6 (4.2 mph / 6.2 fps)

  9:39 pm        10:39 pm        Fly-around mode start

  9:49 pm        10:49 pm        Station keeping start

  9:53 pm       10:53 pm       Final approach start

9:55 pm          10:55 pm        Sunset

10:04:13 pm 11:04:13 pm Docking to MRM2–"Poisk" (near Peruvian coast)

·         Station to free drift

10:17 pm        11:17 pm        Soyuz & Poisk hooks closed

·         Station maneuvers to LVLH attitude

10:29 pm        11:29 pm        Sunrise

11:10 pm                                Russian to US Motion Control System handover

11:15 pm                               NASA TV: HATCH/WELCOME COVERAGE

11:45 pm                                Hatch opening & welcome ceremony

·         Includes VIP & family calls from Baikonur

 

Wednesday            March 26

 

  CDT               EDT              EVENT

                        12:10 am        Russian to US Motion Control System handover

                        12:15 am       NASA TV: HATCH/WELCOME COVERAGE

                        12:45 am        Hatch opening & welcome ceremony

·         Includes VIP & family calls from Baikonur

  1:30 am         2:30 am       NASA TV: Docking, hatches & welcome highlights

 

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