Author Topic: MISSION FAILURE: Progress M-27M launch – Soyuz-2-1A - April 28, 2015  (Read 497082 times)

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Hope someone is grabbing that spin video .....wow
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I don't know if it's my stream or if people've swamped NASA TV... but I managed to catch Rob saying that MCC-M have disabled dynamic attitude adjustment and are currently not attempting to stop the spin.


Anyone else catch that?

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Judging by the time code, it looks like a 15 rpm spin...

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I don't know if it's my stream or if people've swamped NASA TV... but I managed to catch Rob saying that MCC-M have disabled dynamic attitude adjustment and are currently not attempting to stop the spin.


Anyone else catch that?

Yes, I think they are probably worried about depleting thruster propellant?
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I don't know if it's my stream or if people've swamped NASA TV... but I managed to catch Rob saying that MCC-M have disabled dynamic attitude adjustment and are currently not attempting to stop the spin.


Anyone else catch that?
Yes. I think the thinking behind that is that this might be a failure in the Motion Control System (MCS) and it is confusing the Progress as to its true attitude. This could explain the multiple Rate Sensor failure messages obtained during the last telemetry downlink.
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Hope someone is grabbing that spin video .....wow
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2 min away from next ground station pass

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Yes, I think they are probably worried about depleting thruster propellant?

Yes. I think the thinking behind that is that this might be a failure in the Motion Control System (MCS) and it is confusing the Progress as to its true attitude. This could explain the multiple Rate Sensor failure messages obtained during the last telemetry downlink.

(Emphasis mine)

Both make sense.

Also, @DaveS: They broke down TLM data? Where?

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ISS heading for a pass just north of London.

Get out and wave Chris!  :)

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Currently attempting a telecommand uplink (don't know with what instructions).

Anyway, how many issues are we dealing with?

1. Off nominal orbit
2. Spacecraft in a spin
3. Sporadic telemetry (probably due to 2, but also because KURS didn't deploy?)
4. Re-pressurisation of manifolds failed.

It's apparently over London right now. CHRIS! DO SOMETHING :D
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From the ground track display, Moscow only has one more, very short, ground station opportunity after this one to work with today.
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Yes, I think they are probably worried about depleting thruster propellant?

Yes. I think the thinking behind that is that this might be a failure in the Motion Control System (MCS) and it is confusing the Progress as to its true attitude. This could explain the multiple Rate Sensor failure messages obtained during the last telemetry downlink.

(Emphasis mine)

Both make sense.

Also, @DaveS: They broke down TLM data? Where?
That was reported on NASA TV earlier that they had obtained telemetry and subsequent analysis showed multiple Rate Sensor error messages.
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Yes, I think they are probably worried about depleting thruster propellant?
I doubt that - all Progress engines can use all propellant that is onboard (including a portion that it's supposed to deliver to ISS for refueling), so it's very unlikely there is a danger of depleting it anytime soon (the engine has to fire for hour or so to burn through all propellant).
The reason is probably has to do with not making a problem worse as at such spin rate mechanical damage is possible.

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1. Off nominal orbit
Orbit is nominal - TLEs provided were incorrect.

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In an ironic note, the planned docking location hasn't been removed from the NASA ground track display.
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Well I didn't expect to come back to this news. Thanks for the coverage.

Any way out of Loss Of Vehicle here?
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Something that concerns me is the battery state of health. With this spin the solar arrays can't provide a stable recharge to the batteries.
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Well I didn't expect to come back to this news. Thanks for the coverage.

Any way out of Loss Of Vehicle here?

Cross your fingers?

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Doesn't look good. no telemetry received on last pass.

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