Author Topic: LIVE: STS-124 Flight Day 15 (EOM) - Deobit, Re-Entry and Landing (Read 142767 times)

mkirk · « **Reply #40 on:** 06/14/2008 12:22 pm »

Quote from: Moonbase_Alphan on 06/14/2008 12:09 pm

Quote from: kneecaps on 06/14/2008 12:05 pm
Deorbit C/L Rev P PCN 7 has a SV Update along with the loads..I have no way to know if it was actually done.
gotcha.
I do have a way to know if the uplink was done, and we didn't do it. ;-)

Also MCC will tell the crew if the SV is being uplinked.

MarK Kirkman

kneecaps · « **Reply #41 on:** 06/14/2008 12:23 pm »

STS 124 DEL pad as I heard it. Apologies for poor quality (I don't have my usual camera and a blackberry is a poor substitute):

kneecaps · « **Reply #42 on:** 06/14/2008 12:30 pm »

An update due to be called up for the One Orbit Late Available Flight rules cue card (found in the Entry Flight Supplement 3-16)

kneecaps · « **Reply #43 on:** 06/14/2008 12:33 pm »

Rule 8 on the One Orbit Late Available Flight rules cue card (found in the Entry Flight Supplement 3-16) is tank 5.

Rules 12 and 16 are to be struck out.

Moonbase_Alphan · « **Reply #44 on:** 06/14/2008 12:35 pm »

STA is now airborne

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #45 on:** 06/14/2008 12:50 pm »

A heads up, that NASA TV will have Landing Site Operations Mgr Chris Hasselbring providing color commentary after landing between crew getting out of orbiter, through to as far as NTV will go with post landing ops.

So we should get some interesting insights into safing/ground crew ops etc.

cljohnston108 · « **Reply #46 on:** 06/14/2008 12:55 pm »

Quote from: Moonbase_Alphan on 06/14/2008 12:35 pm

STA is now airborne

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/NASA945

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #47 on:** 06/14/2008 12:57 pm »

Deorbit burn scheduled for 1hr 15 minutes time.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #48 on:** 06/14/2008 12:58 pm »

Norm Knight ready to bring them home.

markus3067 · « **Reply #49 on:** 06/14/2008 01:03 pm »

Quote from: cljohnston108 on 06/14/2008 12:55 pm

Quote from: Moonbase_Alphan on 06/14/2008 12:35 pm
STA is now airborne
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/NASA945

Will we have a track of the orbiter..

?

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #50 on:** 06/14/2008 01:05 pm »

Quote from: markus3067 on 06/14/2008 01:03 pm

Quote from: cljohnston108 on 06/14/2008 12:55 pm
Quote from: Moonbase_Alphan on 06/14/2008 12:35 pm
STA is now airborne
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/NASA945

Will we have a track of the orbiter..?

That link is for aircraft. The track for Discovery will be via MCC on NASA TV.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #51 on:** 06/14/2008 01:06 pm »

Rather fortunate screenshot

Weather is not going to be a factor at this stage...

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #52 on:** 06/14/2008 01:06 pm »

Go to begin fluid loading.

Moonbase_Alphan · « **Reply #53 on:** 06/14/2008 01:08 pm »

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 06/14/2008 12:58 pm

Norm Knight ready to bring them home.

Norm Knight is the weather FD.
Richard Jones is the Entry FD.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #54 on:** 06/14/2008 01:15 pm »

Quote from: Moonbase_Alphan on 06/14/2008 01:08 pm

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 06/14/2008 12:58 pm
Norm Knight ready to bring them home.
Norm Knight is the weather FD.
Richard Jones is the Entry FD.

Cool, that's my one allowable mistake out of the way early

(Thanks!)

Susan27 · « **Reply #55 on:** 06/14/2008 01:16 pm »

Hi,

during HAC & Final approach operations I once again expect NASA-TV pictures from the cockpit - like HUD displays etc...

What I dont understand: I thought that TV coverage goes via KU-band and the "KU-antennas" are mounted in the payload-bay which is closed several hours before DOB.

So, how these TV-pictures are broadcasted if not via KU-band...?

Thanks in advance!

Kind regards and a happy landing for STS-124

Susan

psloss · « **Reply #56 on:** 06/14/2008 01:19 pm »

Quote from: Susan27 on 06/14/2008 01:16 pm

So, how these TV-pictures are broadcasted if not via KU-band...?

Through the MILA tracking station, I believe:
http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/facilities/mila/milstor.html

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #57 on:** 06/14/2008 01:19 pm »

Moonbase_Alphan · « **Reply #58 on:** 06/14/2008 01:22 pm »

Quote from: psloss on 06/14/2008 01:19 pm

Quote from: Susan27 on 06/14/2008 01:16 pm
So, how these TV-pictures are broadcasted if not via KU-band...?
Through the MILA tracking station, I believe:
http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/facilities/mila/milstor.html

correct.
video can also be downlinked through S-band, and during entry there is a handover from TDRS to S-band about 12 minutes prior to landing.

kneecaps · « **Reply #59 on:** 06/14/2008 01:25 pm »

PLT and CDR should now be starting work on the Entry checklist deorbit procedures.